Durbin Visits Chestnut Health Dental Clinic In Bloomington, Talks Improving Access To Dental Care For Illinoisans Amid Critical Shortages

Durbin Visits Chestnut Health Dental Clinic In Bloomington, Talks Improving Access To Dental Care For Illinoisans Amid Critical Shortages

BLOOMINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) visited with leaders of Chestnut Family Dental, a part of Chestnut Health Systems—a critical Medicaid provider of oral health care in the Bloomington area—to tour the site and speak with dental care providers about expanding Illinoisans’ access to dental services. Illinois is facing a shortage of dentists who accept Medicaid despite 3.4 million Illinoisans relying on the pro…