Posts Tagged ‘low income families’

New Dental Scheme Passed By The Senate

New Dental Scheme Passed By The Senate

A new dental scheme, which will provide free dental care to more than three million children has been passed by the Australian Senate. The new scheme will replace the existing Chronic Dental Disease Scheme, which was introduced over a decade ago; the scheme will draw to a close at the end of this month. The […]


Mobile Dental Unit Set for Calgary

Mobile Dental Unit Set for Calgary

The Alex Community Health Centre has confirmed that a new dental unit will be travelling to Calgary in the next few days. The 12-metre bus, which is fully equipped to provide a range of dental treatments and services, has been specifically designed for children. The bus, which cost $375,000, was funded by donations from the […]


Ontario Dentists Helping Children Brush up on Oral Hygiene

Ontario Dentists Helping Children Brush up on Oral Hygiene

Dentists in Ontario are targeting low income families to help them brush up on their oral hygiene habits to prevent oral diseases and reduce the cost of dental care. Dr Sandra Bennett is one of the dentists helping families in need; she regularly sees children and adults from low income families with extensive dental health […]


Knox County Dentist Join Forces to Spread Smiles on Valentine’s Day

Knox County Dentist Join Forces to Spread Smiles on Valentine’s Day

Dentists in Knox County joined forces to bring smiles to local people in time for Valentine’s Day. Several dental offices came together to support the Dentists with a Heart event, building on the success of last year’s free dental day. This year, the free clinics took place on February 3rd and hundreds of people benefited […]


Mobile dental unit helps homeless people in San Francisco

Mobile dental unit helps homeless people in San Francisco

A mobile dental unit has helped dozens of homeless people and people on a low income in San Francisco. The unit was parked in a car park outside Glide Memorial Church for two weeks and volunteers were on hand to offer free dental services to those in need. Tooth Travellers, the mobile dental programme, is […]


New dental centre set to open in Worcester County

New dental centre set to open in Worcester County

A new dental centre, which will provide care for children from low income families, is set to open in Berlin, Worcester County. The Worcester County Dental Center on William Street, will cater for patients under the age of 18 who do not have dental insurance and children from low income families. The clinic is set […]


Dental clinic for low income patients set to close

Dental clinic for low income patients set to close

A dental clinic for low income patients is facing closure as a result of funding cuts and the rising cost of Medicaid. Oral Health Services in Port Angeles will close at the end of February; the clinic is run by Olympic Community Action Programs. Recently another programme run by the non-profit company was also discontinued; […]


New dental programme launches in Ottawa

New dental programme launches in Ottawa

A new dental programme to help underprivileged children has been launched in Ottawa. Healthy Smiles Ontario launched on Tuesday and will provide free dental care for thousands of children in the area. The scheme was introduced to target children from low income families; children under the age of 17 from families with a net income […]


New dental clinic to help low income families

New dental clinic to help low income families

A new dental clinic will provide much-needed dental care for people on a low income in Virginia. The Piedmont Regional Dental Clinic will open this spring in Orange; the new centre will help low income families in Greene, Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties. The facility was made possible by the Virginia Health Care Foundation and […]


Free dental care for children in Cumberland County

Free dental care for children in Cumberland County

Children in Cumberland County will be invited to attend a free dental event in February. Local dentists and businesses will join forces with the New Jersey Dental Association to provide free dental care for children as part of the national Give Kids a Smile programme, which is held every February. The free clinic will be […]