Posts Tagged ‘underprivileged patients’
Poor struggling to find dental care in America
It is becoming increasingly difficult for poor people to find dental care in America, a retired dentist has revealed. Dr Holly Schweiger, from the New Life Mission Clinic, said that poor people are being actively discriminated against in many areas of the country. Dr Schweiger, from Kamloops said that there were more than 80 dentists […]
Free Dentist Event Draws Record Crowd
An event held in Georgia to provide free dental care for a day has pulled in a record number of people seeking free treatment for their dental problems. Dentistry from the Heart events are held frequently across America, providing free dental treatment for one day only to less fortunate Americans that cannot afford regular dental […]
New dental centre opens in Hickory Hill
A new dental clinic has opened in the Hickory Hill area of Southeast Memphis. The Hickory Hill Dental Center opened on Monday and was funded by a 1.5 million dollar investment by Christ Community Health Services; the non-profit organisation was granted the money by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. The dental centre […]
Minnesota encourages dental therapist training
Minnesota state is offering courses for people to learn to practise as a dental therapist; the state is one of the first to actively encourage dental therapists to work alongside other dental professionals. Dental therapists have been working in other countries for many years and often help to ease the workload of busy dentists; therapists […]
