Northern Counties Dental Center — Hardwick, VT
Northern Counties Dental Center is a community health center clinic at 151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843, open 49.5 hours a week. That is 2 more hours than the typical Vermont clinic (47.5 a week). It is run by Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., which serves 25,777 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 151 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843 · Directions
- Phone: (802) 472-2260
- Website: www.nchcvt.org
- Weekly hours: 49.5 (Vermont clinic median: 47.5)
- Operated by: Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.
Patients came to Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,933 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,423 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 353 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 674 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,125 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 508 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,551 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 398 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,837 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,845 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,206 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 598 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 744 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 36 | children tested |
Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. serves
25,777 patients used Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. in 2025. 23% live at or below the poverty line and 55% are at or below twice the poverty line. 134 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,014 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 23% | 21% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 55% | 55% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 8% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 28% | 23% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 24% | 26% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 40% | 40% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.
Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. is at or above the Vermont median on 4 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | VT median | U.S. median | vs VT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 79% | 67% | 68% | +12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 69% | 69% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 61% | 69% | 54% | −8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 65% | 65% | 44% | In line |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 47% | 59% | 77% | −12 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 78% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 79% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.
The health center employs 185 full-time-equivalent staff, including 26 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 21 dental staff and 12 mental health staff. That is 1,007 patients per clinical provider against the Vermont median of 862 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 82,070 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 05843
1,500 Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 05843, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Lamoille Health Partners, Inc. — 368 patients from 05843
- NE Washington Cty Cmty Health, Inc. DBA the Health Center — 114 patients from 05843
Community health centers near Northern Counties Dental Center
Lamoille Health Family Medicine - Morrisville
Lamoille Health Family Dentistry
The Health Center
Gifford Health Center at Berlin
Barre Dental Clinic
More Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. locations
St. Johnsbury Community Health Center
Northern Express Care - St. Johnsbury
Northern Express Care Newport
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