LLUAHSC SCOPE Summer 2001

School of Dentistry holds Clinic With a Heart

[SCOPE, Summer 2001]

Hoffer, Gillette
Jennifer Hoffer, DDS, poses with Steven Gillette in the pediatric clinic before taking an x-ray of his mouth.

On Sunday, April 1, patients from toddlers to grandparents arrived in the chilly, foggy morning air to attend the School's 11th annual Clinic With a Heart.

"I've worked for a local restaurant for 20 years," said one woman who was near the front of the line, "and I've never had health insurance. So I was excited to hear about Clinic With a Heart!"

The event was staffed by more than 300 volunteers, including faculty, staff, predoctoral and graduate students, and local area high school students.

This year, local restaurants donated food to feed the faculty, students, and staff. According to Mary T. Hartwell, assistant manager, dental clinic, the School provided $19,423 worth of dentistry at no charge to the patients. In 2001, 116 adults and 44 pediatric patients were screened.

Procedures included x-rays, amalgams, composites, simple and surgical extractions, sealants, pulpotomies, and crowns.

Crest™ was a major contributor, providing T-shirts to the volunteers, and complimentary toothpaste, toothbrushes, and floss to the patients. Each year, one pediatric patient is selected to receive additional care, with funds contributed by Crest.

Also helping during the outreach event were local Baldyview ROP Dental Assisting School and Chaffey College dental assisting program, which brought 50 students and their instructors.

[SCOPE, Summer 2001]