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Announcing June 2014 low cost dental clinic

Date: May 20, 2014
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: Adult Dental, Emergent Care, Oral Health Strategies, Uncategorized, Volunteer Dental Care

Pierce County Oral Health Coalition partners, Pierce County Dental Society and Bates Technical College’s Dental Assisting School, are teaming up again to offer very low cost dental services for Pierce County uninsured adults.  Patients will be asked to pay a $25.00 flat fee that will be used for to cover the cost of supplies for the clinic.

The clinic will be held on Friday June 6, 2014, event is by appointment-only. To schedule, call 253-272-1101. Interested adults are encouraged to schedule soon as appointment slots are limited.

Click on the following flyer for more details: Bates PCDS Dental Clinic [2014.06]

Partners in Action at Project Homeless Connect, October 2013

Date: November 6, 2013
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: Adult Dental, Emergent Care, Volunteer Dental Care

Pierce County Oral Health Coalition members returned to the Tacoma Dome on Oct. 23, 2013, to deliver oral health services to hundreds attending the recent Project Homeless Connect. Coalition members from a variety of Pierce County organizations, as well as individual dentists, volunteered their time to triage dental needs, provide oral health assessments, do cleanings, take X-rays, and offer restorative and  denture work, among other services. The majority of those who received services that day had unmet dental needs, received care to deal with urgent issues, and were referred to community resources for follow-up care as available.

Thank you to all of our oral health Partners in Action for their commitment to make oral health services accessible to all residents of Pierce County, and for volunteering their time and resources to events such as Project Homeless Connect.