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The
Massachusetts Dental Society
(MDS) Foundation brought its new mobile access to care dental van to
the
Boys & Girls Club on County Street on February 7th and 8th, 2007, to
provide free oral health screenings and services to anyone who signed
up. For many of the children, this is their first dental visit. The MDS
acquired the van through a $250,000 grant from
Procter & Gamble and operates the
program across the state with a $105,000 three-year grant from
Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Foundation
and and funding from Delta
Dental. While the van is in Fall River for the two-day February
visit, it is stored in a heated garage at the
Whaling City Transit
Company in Westport to prevent the liquids in the van from freezing.
The Hampton Inn has also graciously provided lodging for dental
staff that travel from other parts of the state to staff the van. The
van will be visiting other communities throughout Massachusetts before
returning to Fall River in the summer. For more information, contact
the Boys & Girls Club at 508-672-6340.. |
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(Top row) The Massachusetts Dental Society Mobil Dental Van is parked outside the Boys & Girls Club on County Street where youngsters have arranged appointments for examinations. (Middle row) Certified Dental Assistant Lesley Keene chats with Dr. Jack McDonald while Dr. Paul Raymond, who serves as District Liaison for the Dental Society, enters information into the computerized dental record. (Bottom row, left and center) Anna Costa assists Dr. McDonald, who practices in Swansea, while he works on twelve-year-old Nick Quigley. (Bottom row, right) Mary Jan Hanlon-Rogers, who practices in Lexington, accompanies fourteen-year-old Kendra Valente out of the office following a procedure. |
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