Urged on by Supervisor Simitian, who called dental service a “have to have” not a “nice to have” component of healthcare, the County Board of Supervisors approved the leasing of dental office space in Mountain View, which opened in September 2020. This expansion of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center will reduce the long wait times for dental appointments for adults and seniors at the Sunnyvale location as well as help the County accomplish the State Dept. of Health’s initiative to increase the number of children receiving preventive care by 10% over the next five years.
