UMC issued the following notice.
Medically underserved Mississippians in need of free dental treatment are invited to apply for services available during Dental Mission Week at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry.
Dental Mission Week, set for Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2024, seeks to raise awareness of issues related to access to dental care and to provide free dental care for vulnerable populations that include uninsured minor children and adults—including military veterans.
Free services provided are cleanings, extractions, fillings, root canals for front teeth only, oral cancer screening and oral hygiene education. Those selected for treatment will be contacted by the School of Dentistry to schedule an appointment.
In addition to providing necessary care to Mississippians, Dental Mission Week supports dental education in the School of Dentistry. Students learn how to become servant leaders in their communities, and they gain valuable hands-on experience, not just in dental procedures, but in making their patients feel welcome and comfortable.
“Dental Mission Week is just one way the School of Dentistry can express its compassion for life, love and humanity for others,” said Melody Longino, the school’s manager of ambulatory operations and Dental Mission Week coordinator.
The application deadline is Jan. 12. Download an application here. Applications are also available at the School of Dentistry or from a local Veterans Affairs facility liaison. Applications must be mailed to UMMC School of Dentistry, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39215 including a working phone number and signatures where indicated. The School of Dentistry will not accept applications that are emailed or faxed.
Visit this website if you would like to donate to Dental Mission Week efforts.
Additional details on Dental Mission Week are available here.
7 comments:
Dental costs, even with insurance, have always been outrageous. Each year about this time, students in dental programs are allowed to provide services and see how badly this element of medical care is needed. They also get a reminder of how their future-occupation of choice is the largest rip-off of all the specialties. But they get to feel good about themselves, if even for the moment.
"They also get a reminder of how their future-occupation of choice is the largest rip-off of all the specialties."
It is not a dentist's fault this his or her patient has lousy insurance coverage compared to most MDs patients.
My son is a dentist. It takes a lot of time, tuition money, hard work and skill to be a good dentist. The investment to have and operate an office to do dentistry is huge. They earn every penny
Has anyone ever gotten any dental work done that really lasted?
another entitlement for low information voters-
6:00 AM,
Lasted? for how long? A lifetime?
The crystal methodists will be lining up.
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