White Smiles Family Dentistry has locations in Fort Kent, Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle. Joseph White, DMD, said the practice exhausted its resources trying to find a dentist to provide care at the office.
The closure will make Fish River Rural Health in Fort Kent the only dental provider in the St. John Valley area, exacerbating a shortage of dentists and dental assistants in Aroostook County, the news organization said.
Fish River Rural Health has three full-time dentists and one part-time dentist. It is searching for another dental provider to serve the Fort Kent area.
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