Community dentist clinic will make a donation to RSU 39

Caribou, Maine (WAGM) – RSU 39 learners starting up up coming tumble might be in a position to get a dental screening suitable at university thanks to a donation from a local dental clinic. Adriana Sanchez has the story.

St. Apollonia Dental Clinic in Presque isle have donated a dental chair to RSU 39 and will shortly be giving their providers there as nicely.

“Hopefully we’ll see an improvement in oral wellness, we have several kids who have dental decay which is a preventable disease and if we can use far more preventive steps, at the periods when they are actually necessary ahead of the illness starts off – that is what we’re hoping to do,” stated Dr. Desjardins, Govt Director of St.Apollonia Dental Clinic.

Superintendent Tim Doak states this will aid households who just can’t pay for or struggle to deliver their young children to a community dentist.

“We’re viewing far more and far more young ones are not heading to the dentist, they really don’t make it there for a variety of reasons you know. Family members may not have car or truck, household might not have dollars to put fuel in the auto, family night make an appointment then terminate it so this way there is no motive to cancel an appointment it’s right down in your personal school and you just need to consider 5 – 10 minutes to get down and do a look at up,” claimed Doak.

RSU 39 programs to commence these solutions by the upcoming faculty calendar year.

“At this level most probably a dental hygienist and an assistant will be at the university making use of the chair, working with other technologies these as a laptop to record conclusions and these are going to be completed as lots of college students as there are who signal up for the screenings and then we’ll ascertain how quite a few times we have to go back again for fluoride varnish or for sealants,” stated Desjardins.

Doak says this chair is not just for St.Apollonia but to everyone who is ready to give their time.

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