Sixty students, dental faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will travel 500 miles June 5-6 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.
The dental college will set up shop in four Panhandle communities – Sidney, Alliance, Chadron and Gordon – where children who have been pre-screened by local dentists will receive a variety of services including cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, cavity fillings, extractions, education and emergency care as needed. Total cost of services provided is estimated at $100,000.
“This event clearly shows how UNMC is serving the entire state of Nebraska.Giving children free dental care is just one way that we can ensure a healthy and vibrant future for Nebraskans,” said David Brown, Ph.D., executive associate dean, UNMC College of Dentistry.
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 West 10th; 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. Eighth St.
Sidney: Summit Dental Group – Mike Neal, D.D.S., Melanie Kroft-Albers, D.D.S., Leasa Hlavinka, D.D.S., 2678 11 Ave.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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