Open Saturday mornings

(704) 555-0129

Section 1557

Non-discrimination Notice

Effective date: October 21, 2026

Northbend Family Dental complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, disability or sex. We do not exclude people or treat them differently because of these.

Free help we provide

  • Free aids and services to people with disabilities so they can communicate with us, such as qualified sign language interpreters and written information in other formats (large print, accessible electronic formats). One of our dentists signs in ASL.
  • Free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters and information written in other languages. One of our dentists speaks Spanish.

To ask for these services, call (704) 555-0129 (demo number) or tell the front desk.

Language help

ATTENTION: If you speak a language other than English, free language assistance services are available to you. Call (704) 555-0129.

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al (704) 555-0129.

Demo site: a real practice that receives federal financial assistance posts this notice in English and the 15 languages most spoken in North Carolina by people with limited English, translated by a qualified translator.

If you believe we failed to provide these services or discriminated

You can file a grievance with our civil rights coordinator in person, by mail or by phone at (704) 555-0129 (demo number). If you need help filing, the coordinator will help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal at ocrportal.hhs.gov, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201, 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at hhs.gov/ocr/office/file.

Sample notice on a demo site for a fictional practice.