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Uninsured and Needy to Receive Free and Affordable Dental Work
Keystone Dental Care offering free dental screenings for uninsured, underinsured. Pollard participates in Mission of Mercy free dental work. Thousands of free toothbrushes could encourage dental care. Needy children receive free dental work.
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Recession Forcing Low-Income Families to Sacrifice Kids’ Dental Care
A recent survey of low-income parents has found that financial stress caused by the economic recession is forcing many families to choose between basic necessities such as food, transportation and housing, and routine dental care for their children – exacerbating an epidemic of poor dental health among children from underserved communities.
Dental Work for Seniors for Free
Health experts say that seniors, squeezed by limited budgets and declining dental coverage, often neglect their teeth. Many do everything else for the rest of their bodies, but the teeth are the last thing. Roanoke Mission of Mercy has contacted WSLS to say the free dental clinic has been rescheduled for March of 2010. The exact days are Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27, 2010 at the Roanoke Civic Center.
