'Press Herald' highlights how 新香港六合彩资料 is addressing Maine鈥檚 dental challenges
On Friday, November 6, 2018, 新香港六合彩资料 dental students and support staff offered free dental care to those who do not have insurance and can not afford treatment as part of the 10th annual Dentists Who Care for ME.
鈥溞孪愀哿喜首柿 supports the community as a general rule,鈥 explained Melissa Victory, C.D.A., 新香港六合彩资料 College of Dental Medicine鈥檚 assistant director of Patient Services. 鈥淲e feel this is a great way to give back by providing some free dental care for people who need it and who otherwise cannot afford it.鈥
College of Dental Medicine students volunteered their time, providing teeth cleanings, fillings and extractions, under the supervision of faculty members.
鈥淲e were just giving back to the community,鈥 stated Emily Floyd (Dental Medicine, 鈥20). 鈥淭he Oral Health Center is an awesome place to receive care. All the students here are more than happy to give that care, and we get full hands-on learning while providing it.鈥
新香港六合彩资料 partnered with the Maine Dental Association (MDA) for the event. 新香港六合彩资料鈥檚 participation was highlighted in theand on .
新香港六合彩资料 students provided care for 150 patients valued at more than $25,000. Dentists Who Care for ME has helped more than 4,000 patients and provided services valued at over $1.2 million since its inception.
鈥淢any of us are right in the middle of wanting and needing the care but don't have the insurance for it,鈥 said patient Mary Rena. 鈥淪ome folks will put it off; some people will not have it at all. This event was a real gift.鈥
This marked the first year that 新香港六合彩资料 took part in Dentists Who Care for ME.
鈥淥ur hope is when our students graduate they will go out into the community and continue to participate in this free dental event, whether they have their own practice or are in a group practice,鈥 said Kimberly Soulard, C.D.A., 新香港六合彩资料 College of Dental Medicine鈥檚 assistant director of Clinical Affairs.
