Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Low-income adults in want for dental care could get cleanings, extractions and other fillings done for free this Friday and Saturday at the Open Door Dental Clinic of Alamance.
Organizers are predicting to check about 500 people at the two-day clinic that would be set up in the hall at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Burlington. Clinic dental care services would be offered to needy adults whose family income is twice the nationwide poverty index. "It's for people who are 18 and older who do not have dental insurance," said Dr. Steven Slott, president of the clinic.
Organizers are predicting to check about 500 people at the two-day clinic that would be set up in the hall at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Burlington. Clinic dental care services would be offered to needy adults whose family income is twice the nationwide poverty index. "It's for people who are 18 and older who do not have dental insurance," said Dr. Steven Slott, president of the clinic.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
BALTIMORE -- Maryland is getting a worsening grade when it comes to dental care for deprived children, so city school officials are now planning to start a fresh program to battle this problem. According to a new Congressional report, almost 11,000 children qualified for Medicaid have not seen a dentist about four years, and another 22,000 have not received any dental care in the past two years.
Next month, Baltimore city school officials are starting off a fresh dental care program called Mobile Dentists. The group would arrange mini dental offices in number school buildings around the city for families who cannot pay for the dental care.
