Volunteer Dentists to Provide Free Dental Care
September 30th, 2009
A lifesaver, but not a solution
Chesapeake Care, a nonprofit clinic that treated more than 2,100 people last year, does amazing work on a tiny budget. The free clinic can offer so much help to so many people because 275 medical and dental practitioners volunteer their time and talents.
Earlier this summer, nearly 2,000 people in Wise County lined up - many before dawn - to get free dental care, eyeglasses, cancer screening and the like. Who knows how many will be able to afford regular health checkups before the free clinic returns next year?
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Free dental screening offered to preschoolers on Oct. 3
October is National Dental Hygiene month and parents are encouraged to bring their preschool age children to receive a free dental screening on Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Healthy Shasta’s Walk This Way at Turtle Bay event.
In collaboration with First 5 Shasta and the Shasta Healthy Smiles Oral Health Program, registered dental hygienists will be screening preschool age children, conducting tooth brushing and flossing demonstrations and sharing tips for a lifetime of healthy smiles with children and parents.
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Ladd Dental Group offering free day of dentistry Friday
As many people find it difficult to afford dental insurance, many dentists across the county are offering free dental care for a day through Dentistry From The Heart.
The goal of the event is to help relieve pain and take care of the patient’s problems. If a patient needs ongoing treatment, he or she will be referred to income-based programs that will assist them in receiving more extensive dental work.
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Dental clinic nearly complete
ESCANABA - The Care Free Dental Clinic, under construction at the St. Vincent de Paul building in Escanaba, is nearing completion and will open in early October, organizers say.
The clinic began offering free dental services in a small room at St. Vincent’s office building on Jan. 16, 2008.
The clinic offers services such as extractions and fillings for eligible patients. Referrals are provided for other oral health problems, she explained.
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