A Healthy You

Do Dental Cleanings Remove Tartar?
Dental cleanings are a crucial part of maintaining oral hygiene and protecting your overall health. If you’re looking for help in keeping your smile bright and confident, our dental team at Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, is ready to help. Do Dental Cleanings Remove Tartar? Remove Tartar Safely Dental cleanings are a safe and […]

How Often Should You Get Eye Testing?
A lot of insight into your health can be gleaned from an eye examination. For example, eye testing can reveal that you have high blood pressure. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we strongly believe in the importance of regular eye examinations. Keep reading to discover how often you should get your eyes evaluated […]

What Is Considered a Dental Emergency?
Pain in the mouth and teeth is hard to bear at the best of times, and it’s hard to watch in a child. But how do you know when it’s actually a true emergency? At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we have listed five scenarios that often require emergency dentistry. Scenarios Requiring Emergency Dentistry […]

What Is Weight Management and Why Is It Important?
One of the best things you can do for your well-being is to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. More than half of all US adults are obese or overweight, and this is a serious problem because it leads to a host of issues such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, gall bladder disease, and even […]

Can Optometrists Write Prescriptions?
You may be aware that there are three types of eye doctors, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and opticians. What you may not be aware of is what exactly an optometrist is and what they can do. Optometry is a health care specialization that involves caring for the eyes and related structures, like the upper eyelids. Today, our […]

What Does a Pediatrics Doctor Do?
Caring for your child’s physical and mental health is a great responsibility. But fortunately, there are specialized doctors who can work with you from the time your little one is a baby to the time they graduate high school. Here at Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we employ pediatrics doctors who can make sure […]

What Are the Benefits of a Diabetes Management Plan?
Sending their child to school can be stressful for any parent, as there are so many unknowns involved. However, it can be even more of a challenge for those whose children are suffering from a serious condition such as Type 1 Diabetes. If there are issues during the day, it’s important that staff know how […]

What Are the Main Strategies Used in Weight Management?
At any given point in time, most people want to lose some amount of weight. In fact, most people have at least five pounds that they want to lose, but it’s usually more. Trying to lose weight on your own can be difficult, and that’s ok. You don’t have to have all the answers, but […]

Optometry: How Often Should You Get an Eye Exam?
Your vision is very important, so regular checks with an optometrist can ensure that your eyes are healthy. But how often do you need an optometry appointment? At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we can help you maintain a regular schedule for all of your preventative care needs, from general health to specialties like […]

Why Are Adult Medicine Specialists Important?
Having a competent and friendly doctor you can call when you’re not feeling well is invaluable. Not only can they treat most common illnesses, but they will also know the right specialist to refer you to if further tests are necessary. Here at Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we provide adult medicine for all […]

Pediactrics: What Ages Is a Pediatrician for?
Childhood is a critical time for health. It’s during childhood that conditions like allergies and early precursors for adult illnesses can be found. When children receive prompt preventative care, they have better health outlooks as adults. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we understand that many parents have questions about pediatrics, particularly new patients. […]

Dentistry FAQs: How Do You Find a Good Dentist?
Finding a good dentist is a challenge many people face. Because dental insurance is typically separate from your health insurance, you will likely start your search for a dentist by first securing an insurance place. After that, you’ll be able to find dentists within your network. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we believe […]

What Are the Main Issues in Women’s Health?
Women’s health may seem complex because there are so many different aspects that are included within a woman’s comprehensive care. However, when you visit experts who understand every aspect of your health, it won’t feel so complex. At the Women’s Clinic at Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we offer different services designed for women […]

What Treatments Are Included in Adult Medicine?
Maintaining excellent health is crucial in adulthood. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, you can receive a broad range of treatments and services from our adult medicine practitioners. We can help you prevent illnesses and manage a range of pre-existing conditions. Our goal is to provide you with the best care so you can […]

What Should You Expect From Weight Management?
It’s ok to want to look good, but weight loss is more than about more than just looking good; it’s about feeling good too. When your body is healthy and you have reached your ideal weight, you’ll experience many different physical, emotional, and mental benefits. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA, we offer weight […]

What Should You Expect From Eye Testing?
From annual eye exams for children to routine eye examinations for adults who are having vision changes, eye testing is a valuable routine exam that can greatly benefit your overall health. At Southside Medical Center in Atlanta, GA we know that testing your vision is part of preventative medicine to ensure that all of your […]

Changes in Your Vision? You May Need an Eye Exam
If you woke up tomorrow and were completely blind, you would go to an eye doctor and get an eye exam right away. However, for the majority of us, deteriorating vision is something that happens gradually. It can happen so gradually that we may not notice it is happening. It’s not until we need to […]
Performance Improvement Manager
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: Responsible for monitoring compliance of records the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ (DBHDD) policies and guidelines. This position is directly responsible to the Program Director of Southside Behavioral Lifestyle Enrichment Center and the Quality Assurance Manager. Makes immediate administrative decisions for […]

Why Might You Need Drug Testing?
Whether it’s for employment, court-ordered, or because of health issues, there are numerous reasons as to why you might need drug testing. Most drug tests consist of urinating in a small container and giving the sample to the person who is responsible for testing the sample. It usually doesn’t take long to get the results […]

Reasons Why Flu Shots Are Beneficial
Influenza is a serious illness that can lead to fatal complications. Influenza is most commonly known as the flu. Each flu season, millions of people will contract the flu. Among these millions of people, several hundreds of thousands of them will be hospitalized. Although it is not as common, thousands of people die from the […]

How Important are Physical Exams?
While the majority of Americans feel that annual physical exams are truly necessary, only 45 million Americans actually go through with this examination every year. Some of them forget to schedule the appointment while others feel that it may not be as important as some of the other things that they have piling up on […]

What Does Substance Abuse Treatment Involve?
Millions of people suffer from addiction worldwide. This can be an incredibly frustrating fact of life, not only for them but for their loved ones as well. Substance abuse treatment is a combination of things designed to help the individual stop unhealthy habits and get back to living their best life. Drug and alcohol addiction […]