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Dental community provides free dental care at March 2015 Project Homeless Connect

Date: April 30, 2015
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: ABCD, Adult Dental, Affordable Care Act, Chidren's Dental, Child Dental, Emergent Care, Medicaid, Oral Health Strategies, Uncategorized, Volunteer Dental Care

During the Spring Project Homeless Connect (PHC), the Pierce County Dental Society and Oral Health Coalition members combined talent and services at Puyallup Fairgrounds on March 31, 2015 to provide dental care to community members in need. Participating organizations include Bates and Clover Park Technical College Dental Assisting Schools, Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children, Medical Teams International, Pierce College Dental Hygiene School, and many other private dentists.

The dental section of the event provided $30,234 in donated dental care that included screening 67 individuals and treating 23 in the dental hygiene area. The Medical Teams International dental van, with its volunteer professional dental staff, provided twenty-three patients with additional treatment.  Dental service area volunteers also referred PHC patients for follow up exams and community resources. The Pierce County Dental Society wishes to acknowledge all the oral health volunteers, partners and community resources who worked together to help those in need of dental services. Photos of some of the wonderful dental volunteers are shown below!

Planning for the next Project Homeless Connect is underway for late summer-early Fall 2015. For those interested in volunteering in the dental services area, please contact Cheryl Jenkins at pcds@pcdentists.org.

Professional Dental Team Volunteers
Dental Services Check-In Volunteers
Dental Referral & Resource Volunteers

Free dental services at March 2015 Project Homeless Connect

Date: February 20, 2015
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: ABCD, Adult Dental, Chidren's Dental, Child Dental, Emergent Care, Medicaid, Oral Health Strategies, Volunteer Dental Care

Project Homeless Connect returns to the Washington State Fairgrounds, Puyallup  on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. As in the past, the Pierce County Dental Society, along with other Pierce County Oral Health Coalition partners, will provide much needed dental assessments and treatment triage.

Doors open 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

PCOHC members interested in helping in the dental area should email pcds@pcdentists.org.

For more information and to share with the community as appropriate, click here for the event flyer: PHC_Flyer_March_2015_WA Fair Grounds

PCOHC members deliver free dental care at youth-focused event

Date: February 13, 2015
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: ABCD, Adult Dental, Chidren's Dental, Child Dental, Medicaid, Oral Health Strategies, Uncategorized, Volunteer Dental Care

As part of HYPED (Homeless Youth Prevention and Empowerment Day), the Pierce County Dental Society and Oral Health Coalition members combined talent and services at Spanaway Middle School on January 24, 2015, to provide dental care with a focus on youth in our community. Participating organizations include Access to Baby and Child Dentistry, Bates and Clover Park Technical College Dental Assisting Schools, Community Health Care, Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children, Medical Teams International, Pierce College Dental Hygiene School, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, and many other private dentists.

The dental section of the event experienced a steady stream of patients, conducting over forty screenings, eleven cleanings, and twenty-nine varnishes. The Medical Teams International dental van, with its volunteer professional dental staff, provided twenty-one patients with additional treatment.  The value of donated care was $13,710.   The Pierce County Dental Society wishes to acknowledge all the oral health volunteers, partners and community resources who worked together to help those in need of dental services.

For those interested in volunteering in the dental services area at the Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Project Homeless Connect at the Washington State Fairgrounds, please contact Cheryl Jenkins at pcds@pcdentists.org.

Coalition meets at the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority on May 14

Date: May 7, 2014
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: Adult Dental, Chidren's Dental

The Pierce County Oral Health Coalition (PCOHC) is pleased to announce that its monthly May meeting will be held at and hosted by the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority. The event will include a tour of the authority’s dental clinic and its other facilities.

Location:
Building #4, Spirit House/Kwawachee Counseling Meeting Room
2209 E. 32nd at Ductcho Street, Tacoma, WA

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Lunch will be provided, including vegetarian options. Please RSVP by May 12, at: pcohc@pcdentists.org.

Celebrating 2013

Date: December 17, 2013
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: ABCD, Adult Dental, Child Dental, Volunteer Dental Care
Member of the Pierce County Oral Health Coalition held their December meeting by celebrating the holidays at Olive Garden on Dec. 11. What a great looking group.

Member of the Pierce County Oral Health Coalition held their December meeting by celebrating the holidays at Olive Garden on Dec. 11. What a great looking group.

PCOHC members celebrated the culmination of another year of collaboration at our annual lunch and gift exchange.

Participating in the merry making were members from Bates College Dental Assisting Program, Bethel School District / Early Childhood & Preschool Program, Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children, Pierce County Dental Society, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, SeaMar Community Health Care and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. We thanked Denise Goudelock for her many wonderful years of service and dedication as PCOHC’s secretary.

Wishes to all for a Healthy and Happy Holiday season!

Bates Free Dental Clinic – October 2013

Date: October 30, 2013
Author: Dawn Jacobs
Categories: Adult Dental, Volunteer Dental Care

 

On Friday, Oct. 25, the Bates Dental Assisting Program opened its dental clinic, as it has in the past, to provide free dental care to uninsured Pierce County residents. The clinic was held in partnership with the Pierce County Dental Society and its Pierce County Dentists Care program. Pierce County Oral Health Coalition members and Pierce County dentists donated their time and resources to provide oral health assessments, X-rays, cleanings, and basic restorative care to 45 grateful patients. More than one-third of those with appointments were referred by the Project Homeless Connect dental team.

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