Posts Tagged ‘unemployed’
Minnesota Mission Of Mercy Provides Free Dental Treatment
Local volunteers took their expertise to the area of Bemidji in a bid to provide dental treatment to a number of children and adults. Two organisations; the Minnesota Dental Foundation as well as The Minnesota Dental Association brought the Mission of Mercy team on the weekend of June 14th and 15th. The free treatment was […]
Charitable group keen to recruit more volunteer dentists
A dentist from Oakland County has joined forces with a human services agency to help provide free dental treatment for Michigan residents who are struggling to afford dental care. Dr Steve Wolf has teamed up with the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center to try and help thousands of people across the state that are on a low […]
Traverse Health Clinic helps the uninsured
A dental programme at the Traverse Health Clinic is helping to provide oral healthcare for hundreds of people without dental insurance. Rene Louchart, the director of dental health at the clinic, said that the number of people without dental insurance is increasing all the time, leaving many people without the means to pay for dental […]
Volunteer clinic gets two year grant
A volunteer medical clinic in Charles County has been given a two year grant to provide dental services to uninsured patients. The grant, which is worth $120,000, will enable the Health Partners clinic to expand its existing dental service. The money will be spent on adding to the team; a part-time hygienist and a dental […]
Unemployment leaves millions without dental insurance
Millions of people have been left without dental insurance after losing their jobs. Since the recession hit, unemployment has risen rapidly and consequently, millions of people have lost employment benefits, including medical and dental insurance. People across the USA have struggled over the course of the last three years, as businesses folded and companies let […]
Dental graduates much more likely to find employment
Figures have suggested that medicine and dentistry graduates are much more likely to find employment than graduates of other university courses. According to statistics released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, around 1 in 10 graduates was struggling to find a job in the first six months after they completed their course, with those studying […]
Dental practice offers free treatment for the day
Edmonds Woodway Dental Care will open its doors to patients who cannot afford dental treatment on Saturday the 12th June. The practice will offer free treatment to underprivileged kids, adults on low income and the unemployed during the Second Annual day of Caring event. The clinic will run from 9am to 3pm and dentists are […]
British Columbia cuts income support payments
The provincial government in British Columbia has announced that it will cut income support payments starting from next week. The government has received an increasing number of applications for income assistance over the last few years and the budget is being stretched beyond its means; the government is planning to reduce payments so that more […]
