Panhandle children to receive free dental care

Dental Day sites The following is a list of participating sites: Alliance — D.N. Taylor, Jr., D.D.S. and Paul J. Maxwell Jr., D.D.S., 916 W. 10th St.; Box Butte General Hospital, 2101 Box Butte Ave. Chadron — Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Dental Clinic, 221 Chadron Ave. Gordon — Gordon Community Hospital, 300 E. 8th St. Sidney — Summit Dental Group – Mike Neal, D.D.S., Melanie Kroft-Albers, D.D.S., Leasa Hlavinka, D.D.S., 2678 11 Ave.

Sixty students, dental faculty and staff from the UNMC College of Dentistry will travel 500 miles today and Saturday to serve the dental needs of 200 children in western Nebraska.

This is the sixth year in which the dental college will travel across the state to offer dental services, at no cost, to children in the Panhandle region of Nebraska.

“This event clearly shows how UNMC is serving the entire state of Nebraska,” said David Brown, Ph.D., executive associate dean, UNMC College of Dentistry. “Giving children free dental care is just one way that we can ensure a healthy and vibrant future for Nebraskans.”

The dental college will set up shop in four Panhandle communities — Sidney, Alliance, Chadron and Gordon.

Children at these sites will have been pre-screened by local dentists and will receive a variety of services such as:

• Cleanings;
  
• Fluoride treatments;
  
• Sealants;
  
• Cavity fillings;
  
• Extractions;
  
• Education; and
  
• Emergency care as needed.

The total cost of services provided is estimated at $100,000.