All Care to Break Ground on Dental Facility
All Care Health Center plans a 10,000-square-foot, $5.7 million dental facility in Council Bluffs to ease a long patient backlog.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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All Care Health Center will break ground on a $5.7 million, 10,000-square-foot dental facility in Council Bluffs on Nov. 9, 2026, at 902 S. Sixth St. The groundbreaking is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., and the public is invited to attend.
Why it matters
The center reports more than 1,900 people on its dental waiting list, including nearly 400 children, with wait times exceeding 10 months. Few alternative providers in the region accept Medicaid, leaving limited options for many patients.
The $5.7 million project includes 21 dental treatment spaces across 10,000 square feet, funded in part by a $1.3 million capital campaign for equipment, technology and furnishings. The projected capacity of up to 8,000 patients annually is set against a waiting list of more than 1,900 people, and it is not stated how quickly that backlog will be cleared.
The players
All Care Health Center
A health center serving western Iowa that is building the new dental facility to reduce its patient backlog.
The details
All Care Health Center launched a $1.3 million capital campaign to pay for dental equipment, technology and furnishings. The facility is being built to address the backlog in western Iowa, where Medicaid acceptance among alternative providers is limited.
Timeline
Nov. 9, 2026: Groundbreaking ceremony at 902 S. Sixth St., Council Bluffs, at 10:30 a.m.
Openings & Closings Context
The project adds dental capacity where few regional providers accept Medicaid, extending the safety-net role that community health centers play when private practices decline those patients. Its 21 treatment spaces and projected 8,000 annual patients would be a measurable addition to access in the Council Bluffs area.
Patients on the waiting list may eventually get appointments sooner once the 21-space facility opens, though the extraction gives no opening date. The public can attend the Nov. 9 groundbreaking at 902 S. Sixth St. in Council Bluffs.
The takeaway
A backlog of more than 1,900 dental patients shows how much demand exists where Medicaid acceptance is limited, and the new facility's 21 treatment spaces are a concrete step toward reducing it.
What happens next
The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at 902 S. Sixth St. in Council Bluffs.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Openings & Closings in Council Bluffs.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Daily Nonpareil.
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