Free Dental Work Granted
July 9th, 2009
East Cooper Community Outreach Offers Free Dental Care
Mount Pleasant, SC - Job losses have left many in the Lowcountry without dental coverage, but East Cooper Community Outreach is doing its part to help those who can’t afford dental care.
“I’ve had teeth that have been bothering me for a long time, but recently I had one that just broke on me and I couldn’t put it off any longer, so this has been a godsend,” Shanna Cumbee explained.
Cumbee had to find a ride from McClellanville to come to the free dental clinic at East Cooper Community Outreach in Mount Pleasant. “Hopefully, I’ll be able to eat without pain and get them fixed like they should be and one less thing to worry about,” said Cumbee. 20 dentists volunteer their time along with students from MUSC. Trident Tech staffs the clinic during weekdays for preventative and restorative care and two evenings a week for emergency extractions. “I had to give back, I figured, because you never stop being a dentist, you love the interaction with the patients,” said Dr. Joe Lembo, “too many cavities, too little time.”
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Free Dental Work At Wilson Martino Dental
ELKINS — Wilson Martino Dental offered free hygiene appointments to kids 12 and under including cleanings, exams, X-rays, and flouride treatments. Wilson Martino also picked up the cost for things like fillings, crowns, and extractions.
About 40 kids attended the event.
Workers say getting good dental care is important to the kids’ health.
“Anything that’s happening in your mouth can affect the rest of your body. And so we want to make sure that your mouth is healthy to prevent health problems later on medically,” says Wendy Boyce, with Wilson Martino Dental.
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Dentists offering free dental work
Dentists will be providing free dental work to low-income children and adults and those who lack insurance on Friday and Saturday in Papillion.
The care will be offered from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at Papillion-LaVista South High School, 10799 Highway 370. The care, sponsored by the Nebraska Dental Association and Nebraska Dental Foundation, will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
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