More than
150 patients seen during Clinic With a Heart
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| Johnathan Wee Jr., PG’00 (endodontics), traveled to the Loma Linda to participate in Clinic With a Heart. Dr. Wee, who serves in the Singapore armed forces as an endodontist, volunteered for the event while a student in the endodontic residency program. |
Forty-four pediatric patients and 116 adult patients were
screened, and 145 patients received treatment during Clinic With a Heart,
which took place Sunday, April 1.
Procedures included: 39 extractions, 9 surgical extractions,
111 x-rays, 16 root planings, 54 amalgams, and 39 composites.
Other procedures included pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns,
sealants, and an occlusal adjustment.
The cost of care provided to pediatric patients was $4,553;
and the amount of care provided to adults was $14,870, a total of $19,423.
Clinic With a Heart — 2001
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| (At table, from left) Clinic With a Heart volunteers Jodi Staff, Odie Fontoura, and Beth and Berry Bernotas prepare to register patients. | Dr. Jennifer Hoffer poses with Steven Gillette in the pediatric clinic before taking radiograph. |
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| Ruthy Goodacre (seated, facing camera) was among the volunteers taking patients’ blood pressures during the check-in process. | Staffing the sign-in table are (counter clockwise, from left) Kyle Gurley; Stephanie Gurley, Melinda Gurley; and Robing Fierro. Also pictured is Dr. DuaneWacker. |
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| Anahid Benzatyan, supervisor, patient business office (right), hands out assignments to Sue Kim, DH’02, and Melinh Do, SD’02. | Dr. Jenny Sy-Munoz, assistant profesor, works with Michael Hummitzsch, SD’02. |
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| Maria Galarza-Fillman, DH’02 shares her skills. | Dr. Charles Goodacre, dean (right) reviews an x-ray with Yonghwan Kim, D4 (center) and Elizabeth Park, D2. |
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| Dr. Fernando Munoz (center), discusses a young patient’s treatment plan with Minnie Lee, SD’01 (left), and Sara Westermeyer. | Pictured are oral surgery volunteers Michelle Druan; Zolton Horvath, Ellen Daniels, and Tiffany Medford. |
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| Carlos Moretta, D4 (seated, in gown) and Heidi Burt, DH’01 (second from left) provide treatment to a patient. | Hema Patel (left) and Liuning Yu, students in the International Dentist Program, volunteer their skills. |
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| Jeremy Abbott, SD’01 (left), and Denzil Nair, IDP (right), prepare to perform an extraction in the oral & maxillofacial surgery department. | Brian Hanratty, SD’01 (left), and Sandy Kim, SD’03, examine radiographs prior to treatment. |
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