Posts Tagged ‘Free dental care’
Thousands queue for free dental care in Los Angeles
Over five thousand people queued for a free dental and general health clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Sunday. The arena will host a huge 7 day clinic, which will offer people basic dental and general medical care free of charge. The clinic will start on Tuesday and will run from 6am to […]
Barboursville set to host free one-day dental clinic
Barboursville residents will be able to receive free dental care courtesy of a one-day special clinic hosted by the Piedmont Regional Mission of Mercy. The one-off event will be held on the 1st May and patients that want free treatment are advised to start registering now. Volunteer dentists and hygienists will offer their services from […]
Dental hygienists to offer free preventive care for schoolchildren
A new partnership between Brooker Memorial and local schools will mean schoolchildren in Torrington receive free preventive dental care. Brooker Memorial is a non-profit organisation, which helps people in the local community by offering certain events and programmes. Their latest venture is a partnership between the Brooker Memorial Children’s Dental Center and public and elementary […]
Nursing home patients to get free dentistry
A new programme has been launched to help residents at the nursing residence for Georgia War Veterans; the new scheme will involve monthly visits from students from the Medical College of Georgia, who will assist the patients with their oral hygiene and offer them basic dental services free of charge. The Georgia War Veterans Nursing […]
Jacksonville dentists offer free dental care to local people
A small group of Jacksonville dentists offered their services for free in a special two day clinic, which was set up to help local residents. The dental fair, which has now become an annual event, has proved a great success in the past and this year was no different, with dentists treating more than two […]
Free clinics will remain in operation, despite healthcare reform
The organisers of free dental and healthcare clinics insist their services will remain in operation, despite the predicted changes in the structure of health and dental care following the passing of President Obama’s healthcare reform bill. Free clinics are extremely popular right across America and are usually oversubscribed, with people queuing for hours to get […]
Florida Fairground’s free clinic cancelled
A one-off free dental and health clinic planned for next weekend has been called off, according to organisers. Remote Area Medical was planning to run the two day event at South Florida Fairgrounds in a bid to help people without medical and dental insurance; however, the event has had to be cancelled due to a […]
Hundreds of people flock to Roanoke for free dental care
Last weekend hundreds of people queued for hours for free dental care in Roanoke. The free clinic, which ran throughout the weekend, attracted hundreds of patients from the local area, many of whom had very poor dental health and were in desperate need of attention. The clinic was run by the Mission of Mercy, an […]
Florida kids benefit from one-day clinic
Youngsters in Florida attended a special one-day clinic last week to celebrate dental health as part of the national Give Kids a Smile programme. The one-off clinic, which was held at the Suncoast Community Health Center in Ruskin, offered around 50 children aged under 17 free dental care. The event is part of the series […]
Free dental screenings for Californian kids
A Californian school district is offering young students free dental check-ups. Pupils from kindergarten to sixth-grade in the Elk Grove Unified School District are being given the chance to improve their oral health for free. The screenings are going to take place from 8am to noon on 12 March 2010 at Florin Elementary School on […]
