Providing Care
Where Students Are
North Country Family Health Center (NCFHC) operates full-service health centers in the Watertown City and South Jefferson Central School Districts. Health Center staff provides primary care and behavioral health services to students. Dental clinics in both districts serve students to provide convenient access to preventative dental care. In an average year, more than 3,000 students make more than 10,000 visits to the NCFHC’s School-Based Health Centers.
Our Services
Diagnosis and treatment of urgent and chronic conditions
Annual physical exams
- Sports and camp physicals
- Immunizations & allergy shots
Screenings (vision, hearing, dental, nutrition)
- Management of chronic illness
Nutrition and weight counseling
- Health Education
Individual and family therapy
- Preventative dental care
Telehealth
School-Based
Dental Program
NCFHC also offers preventive dental services (including dental cleaning, dental sealants, dental screening, and fluoride treatments) to students at Alexandria Bay, Copenhagen, Jefferson-Lewis BOCES, Lowville, South Lewis, and Lyme schools.

Dental Only School-Based Health Sites
- Alexandria Central School District: (315) 482-9971
- Clarke Middle/High School (South Jefferson): (315) 232-9968
- Copenhagen Central School : (315) 688-4411
- Jefferson-Lewis BOCES: (315) 779-7010
- Lowville Academy & Central School District: (315) 376-9000
- Lyme Central School District: (315) 649-2417
- Ohio Street Elementary (Watertown): (315) 785-3755
- South Lewis Middle & High School: (315) 348-2500
School-Based Health Centers are open when school is in session.
- To enroll a student in the program, parents must complete the on-line enrollment process for EACH of their students.
- There are no income or insurance requirements.
There is no out-of-pocket cost for SBHC services
There is not a co-pay or fee for any SBHC medical, behavioral health, or preventive dental care provided IN school. You may need to pay for some lab tests and x-rays done outside of the School-Based Health Center – for example blood work, lab cultures and strep tests. For more information click here.
Watertown City School District
- Case Middle School: (315) 785-3809
- North Elementary: (315) 786-1767
- Harold T. Wiley School: (315) 785-3783
- Harold T. Wiley Dental Site: (315) 779-5611
- Watertown High School: (315) 785-3703
South Jefferson Central School District
- Mannsville Elementary: (315) 465-3373
- Mannsville Elementary Dental Site: (315) 465-3378
- Wilson Elementary: (315) 583-5200
- Wilson Elementary Dental Site: (315) 583-5349