St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic (formerly Madre Angela Dental Clinic) is a collaborative program sponsored by Columbia St. Mary's (CSM) to provide oral health care to people who are unable to access dental or hygiene care elsewhere in the community. As medical science is discovering the connection of oral health to systemic health, particularly in areas of cardiovascular health, management of diabetes, improvement of maternal health and pediatric health, Seton Dental Clinic is positioned to support health through multiple programs.

Urgent Dental Care: Many people without insurance or those with only BadgerCare insurance find it difficult to receive treatment for urgent dental needs. Emergency Departments, for the most part, are only able to offer pain-relief or swelling relief medications without being able to treat the underlying problem. Supported by Delta Dental of Wisconsin, the clinic offers Urgent Care each weekday morning to treat dental pain, bleeding and swelling.

Restorative Care: Assisting people without insurance or those with BadgerCare who cannot access a dentist, Seton works with community partners to bring their patients to full oral health. Partners include free community clinics and non-profit organizations assisting people in rehabilitation and housing stability. This program is supported through the generosity of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha.

Smart Smiles School-based Oral Health: The greatest cause of health related school absenteeism is dental caries. In Milwaukee schools, as many as 30% of children have untreated dental caries. These cavities impact school attendance and performance as well as a child’s overall health. Dental sealants are an evidence-based response to prevent cavities in a child’s molars and fluoride treatments help to prevent cavities in other teeth. The Smart Smiles program treats thousands of children in Milwaukee schools. For more information click here.

Pediatric Dental Care: While providing preventive oral health through the Smart Smiles program, hygienists discover many children with untreated dental caries and often with dental emergencies. The hygienists and an oral health advocate work to help families get dental care for these children. Too often, they are unable to find care through community providers and refer children to Seton’s dentists to provide urgent or restorative care, funded through the generosity of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha.

Prenatal Oral Health: Physicians agree that a woman’s health during pregnancy is important for both the mother and infant. Evidence shows that a mother’s oral health has direct impact on the future oral health of the infant. Poor oral health can result in inflammation and infection that impacts the health of a pregnant woman. Unfortunately, in Milwaukee County, only 20% of women covered by BadgerCare receive oral health care in the year prior to delivering an infant. Seton Dental Clinic works with health partners to bring pregnant women to full oral health before their labor and delivery.

In FY 2015, Seton Dental Clinic provided 20,570 oral health encounters in the community and clinic as described in the Annual Program Report.

An important goal for the future is the development of integrated diabetes and oral health care. Science has shown that people with diabetes are more likely to have periodontal disease and that those with periodontal disease have a more difficult task of managing diabetes. Seton Dental Clinic has developed a pilot program with the CSM Family Health Center to integrate oral health into the clinic to improve diabetes care results.

Milwaukee Health Care Partnership Success story 2015 (John's Story)

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic 1730 S. 13th St. Milwaukee, WI 53204

Robyn Kibler, Clinic ManagerT: (414)383-3220F: (414)383-3363

Clinic HoursMonday through Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

People in need of urgent care must register at the clinic at 7:30 am. At that time, a drawing is held to determine treatment times for urgent care during that day. Part of the registration process will include providing proof of income within 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and residency in the following zip codes: 532XX, 53110, 53129, 53130, 53132, 53154, and 53172.

Restorative care for routine cleanings and fillings is limited. Seton Dental Clinic maintains a waiting list based on available financial sponsorships. Interested people should call the clinic to inquire about the restorative care waiting list. Patients with insurance coverage are not eligible for restorative care.

Referrals Referrals are not needed for urgent care services.

For adult restorative dental care, referrals are accepted only from Seton's referral partner agencies. Those agencies include: St. Ben's Clinic, Ignace Indian Health Center, Walker's Point Clinic, Bread of Healing Clinic, Repairers of the Breach, Mercy Housing-Hope House, MATC Hygiene Clinic, CSM Family Medicine Clinic.

For children's restorative dental care, referrals are accepted only from the CSM Smart Smiles school-base oral health program.

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services
• Mental Health Treatment Services
• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• General health services

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Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone maintenance for predetermined time
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Relapse prevention from naltrxone
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
• Methadone
• Transitional housing or halfway house
• Do not treat opiod addiction
• Use methadone/buprenorphoine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction
• Accepts clients on opioid medication
• Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

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Facility Type

• Psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit of a general hospital
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
• Other residential treatment facility
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient mental health facility
• Community mental health center
• Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., residential plus outpatient)

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Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Behavior modification
• Integrated dual disorders treatment
• Trauma therapy
• Activity therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Telemedicine therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted
• Smoking permitted in designated area
• Smoking permitted without restriction

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient
• Residential
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Computerized treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)
• Psychiatric hospital

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• State mental health authority
• Other state government agency
• Regional/district or county, local or municipal government
• Tribal government
• Indian Health Service
• State Government
• Local, county, or community government
• Department of Defense
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• Council on Accreditation
• Healthcare Facilitiues Accreditation Program
• Other national oraganization

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• No payment accepted
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• State education funds
• Other State funds
• County or local government funds
• Community Service Block Grants
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• U.S Department of VA funds
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish
• Native American Indian or Alaska Native languages
• Other languages(excluding Spanish)

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Military families
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Seniors or older adults
• Adolescents
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Transitional age young adults
• Persons with eating disorders

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Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Intensive case management
• Case management
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Consumer-run (peer-support) services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care service
• Legal advocacy
• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Screening for tobacco use
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Therapeutic foster care
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for internet use disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention
• Residential beds for clients children

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults
• Seniors (65 or older)

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• DUI/DWI clients
• Serve only DWI clients

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