Kids Community Dental Clinic

In-clinic services with three operatories, a staff of two full-time and fourteen part-time employees (6.68 fte), and a pool of 124 volunteer dentists and hygienists, the Kids' Community Dental Clinic (kcdc) provides low-cost restorative Dental treatments, including examinations, cleanings, fillings, sealants, fluoride, deep scaling, stainless steel crown fittings, x-rays, extractions, and pulpotomies (root canals on baby teeth). This past year, 2335 patients came for two to six appointments each, and 90% of all new patients completed their individual treatment plan (e.g. All their Dental work was completed, and their mouths were stabilized).

Community events & health resource fairs/kcdc participated in 20 public health resource fairs in low-income areas and provided oral health care education and a free toothbrush to 3,000 children and parents. Representatives encouraged Dental visits for diagnosed problems and preventative care.

School screening program /kcdc led weekly teams of volunteer dentists and Dental hygienists to 200 pre-schools and schools in low-income communities and provided: (1) free Dental services, including Dental screenings, preventative fluoride treatment, and oral health education, and (2) free toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss goodie bags. The screening results were conveyed to parents, and access to low-cost Dental care was offered to families who did not have a dentist. 11,000 children participated in the screening program, learning to brush, floss, eat healthy foods, drink water, and go to the dentist for regular checkups.

Mentoring and clinical rotation for Dental careers/the goal of this program is to mentor low-income students from communities of color for a career in dentistry, starting with high school aged students interested in the field and up to formal and informal guidance and practical experience for collegiate, Dental, pre-dental, and hygiene students in Clinic and Community settings.two days each week are dedicated to developing students through clinical rotations and their participation in public health events at schools and local neighborhoods.kcdc has supported many pre-dental students who were accepted to and are in various phases of Dental school and who have come back to volunteer.