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School of Dentistry holds 14th annual Clinic With a Heart

(From left) Stacey Moya, School of Dentistry patient business office; Mervin Moya; Debbie Johnson, department of periodontics; and Mary Della Johnson, urgent care, volunteer to staff the sign-in tables.

"They gave me my own toothpaste," said an excited little girl Sunday, April 25, as she and her family left the 14th annual Clinic With a Heart, a day of dental care provided at no cost to those in financial need.

Though patient registration did not begin until 6:30 a.m., individuals began arriving as early at 1:00 a.m. This year, 205 adults and 42 pediatric patients were screened, and $35,342 in dental care was provided at no cost to the patients, the most that has been provided since the event began.

Procedures included 165 radiographs, 85 amalgams, and 92 extractions. Additional procedures included sealants, stainless steel crowns, pulpotomies, and composites, among others. Volunteers included 104 faculty and staff, 220 dental and dental hygiene students, and 33 students and faculty from Baldyview Regional Occupational Program Dental Assisting School and Chaffey Junior College dental assisting program.

Najwa Medina, director, campus catering, donated hot chocolate and juice for the patients. Campus engineering donated chairs, tables, and tents. A hearty lunch from Antonious Pizza was provided for the volunteers by the second-year class. "Fourth-year dental students Jason Ferguson, Aurina Poh, and Yolanda Hernandez did an excellent job of organizing the students," says Mary Hartwell, dental clinics manager.

Procter & Gamble (Crest) provided toothbrushes and toothpaste, and funding for T-shirts for the volunteers. Each year a child in immediate need of care is selected, and the company provides funding for more extensive dental work to be completed.

Dental and dental hygiene students wait to receive patient assignments from Anahid Benzatyan, supervisor, patient business office. She has volunteered for Clinic With a Heart every year since its inception 14 years ago.	Charles Goodacre, DDS (right), dean, and second-year dental student Hoang Truong, volunteer during Clinic With a Heart, in the main clinic.
Bernard Char, second-year dental student, and Stacie Fenderson, in her fourth year, examine a radiograph. School of Dentistry staff take a break from their volunteer work to pose for a photograph.	Nearly 250 patients were screened and received treatment. Here the main dental clinic in Prince Hall is filled with faculty and student volunteers.
School of Dentistry staff take a break from their volunteer work to pose for a photograph.	(From left) Lisa Walker, dental hygiene senior; and Tiffany Graham and Meghanne Gromis, first-year dental students, were among the 200 students volunteers for the event.
Faculty and students in the International Dentist Program were among the volunteers for the 14th annual Clinic With a Heart.	First-year dental student John Beathers and fourth-year dental student Maile Kim examine 4-year-old Angelica Gurrola. It was her first visit to a dentist.

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