Free Dental Clinics Offer Dental Work
July 3rd, 2009
OFWs avail of free medical, dental services in Qatar
About a hundred Filipino overseas workers benefited from a medical and dental mission in Doha, Qatar.
The Filipino Nurses Association with the Filipino Dental Volunteers in Qatar conducted the mission to help kababayans based in Doha.
“We are participating in the medical mission where we can be of help to the workers,” said nurse in charge Jane Lam.
The group said the mission aimed to give free medical and dental check up services to Filipinos. It was learned that the group organizes the event 12 times a year.
Volunteers help make the Mission of Mercy a success
Whether it was filling cavities or removing teeth, organizors say the Mission of Mercy program was an overwhelming success.
The Mission of Mercy was put on by the Wisconsin Dental Association and provided free dental care for more than 1,500 La Crosse residents in need.
More than $850,000 in free dental services and care was given in just two days and included everything from a cavity to partial dentures. Doctors say both the patients and volunteer benefited from the Mission of Mercy.
Free Trial for Dental Care Announced by Xpress Healthcare
Philadelphia, PA (MMD Newswire) July 1, 2009 — Xpress Healthcare announced today that they will be offering a 2 week free trial for their dental care program.
This announcement means that those needing dental care can now try Xpress Healthcare’s program for 2 weeks and see if they like it.
“We have over 65,000 participating providers in this country alone, and it is now easier then ever to to save on dental care without spending a lot of money on health insurance” stated Dan Gambardello, one of the founders of Xpress Healthcare.
Dental care is something that everyone needs and it can become quite expensive. The two week free trial that is being offered by Xpress Healthcare will allow consumers to really test drive the dental care program.
Free dental clinic treats nearly 1,200
Last weekend’s Eastern Panhandle Mission of Mercy (M.O.M.) free dental clinic at Hedgesville High School served nearly 1200 people, said Toni Leslie. How many patients were seen and what services were received aren’t firm yet, she said.
Leslie and her husband Dr. Tom Leslie, a Berkeley Springs dentist and Martinsburg oral surgeon Dr. Dean Russell and his wife Betty Russell organized the June 26 and June 27 clinic.
“Volunteers were incredible, operations were smooth, disruptions few, and overall it was a very successful project,” Toni Leslie said.
The majority of the patients needed extractions, but cleanings, fillings and a large amount of denture services were also performed, she said.
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