Neighborhood Healthcare, a nonprofit community health center, will host a free dental sealant, screening and varnish clinic on October 22, 2011 for infants, children and teenagers.
The Saturday event will provide each child with a free dental assessment and a fluoride varnish, a coating painted onto their teeth to prevent new cavities and to help stop cavities that have already started.
Thanks to the collaboration of efforts between the North County Dental Task Force, Neighborhood Healthcare, First 5 San Diego, Share the Care, San Diego County Dental Society, and a dedicated volunteer team of San Diego dentists, hygienists and assistants, between 200 and 300 children will receive care.
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“We are appreciative of our partners who make this free dental clinic available,” says Tracy Ream, Neighborhood Healthcare’s CEO. “It’s a real testament to our mutual commitment to children’s health and we couldn’t make this happen without all the wonderful volunteers and sponsors.” says Ream.
The free clinic will give children an opportunity to receive care regardless of their families’ financial situations. Prizes, games, scavenger hunts and important community resource information will entertain and inform families while they wait their turn to see a dentist.
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The dental clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Neighborhood Healthcare’s Ray M. Dickinson Wellness Center located at 425 N. Date Street, Escondido, CA 92025. Walk-ins are accepted, but priority is given to those with appointments. For an appointment, please call (619)692-8858 by Friday, October 21, 2011.
About Neighborhood Healthcare
Founded in 1969, Neighborhood Healthcare is an award-winning organization known for excelling at its mission to provide medical, dental, behavioral health counseling and wellness promotion to the communities it serves.
A private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, it employs 450 people and serves 65,000 people a year, including 20,000 children who might otherwise go without care. At its ten health center locations throughout San Diego and Riverside counties, Neighborhood Healthcare is regarded as a caring and compassionate place that helps those most in need. Having earned a reputation as an innovator for creating solutions to emerging community healthcare needs, Neighborhood Healthcare relies on philanthropic contributions to reach its goals. An association with Neighborhood Healthcare is an association with excellence.
