Glossary

being within the financial means of most people (costing little)

a) a special quality or impression associated with something b) the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

the way or manner in which one conducts oneself

covering everything or all important points

to prevent passage through by filling with something

situated within easy reach

an artificial replacement for one or more teeth

a) being out of the ordinary b) deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities c) having or showing quickness of mind

the act or process of extracting something (tooth)

being out of the ordinary

Federally Qualified Health Center

having or producing antibodies or lymphocytes capable of reacting with a specific antigen

being, relating to, or involving relations between persons

a) the act or the result of interpreting b) a particular adaptation or version of a work, method, or style c) a teaching technique that combines factual with stimulating explanatory information

licensed practical nurse

a) to keep in good condition b) to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections c) to pay the living expenses of d) to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration e) to state as a fact usually forcefully

Medication Assistance Program

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

Medically Underserved Area

Medically Underserved Population

a specialist licensed to practice optometry

Patient-Centered Medical Home

Protected Health Information

one who practices (an authorized healer)

concerned with or serving to keep something from happening

making or concerned with making official rules about what is acceptable in a particular business, activity, etc.

the act or an instance of bringing something damaged or worn back to its original state

a) beneficial to the health of body or mind b) having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind c) tending to cure disease or restore health

a plastic material applied to parts of teeth with imperfections (such as pits and fissures) to prevent dental decay

Southeast Missouri

SEMO Health Network

Southeast Missouri Health on Wheels

provided with inadequate service