On April 26th Dental Access Days provided 31 homeless women with $30,997 worth of free dental work at Sarah’s Circle’s facility in Uptown! Services included cleanings, restorations, and extractions. 5 dentists, 1 hygienist, 4 dental assistants, 6 staffers, and 4 movers-set-up-dismantlers made it possible. Sarah’s Circle was a great organization to partner with. They were timely, helpful, well organized and followed through on all their commitments. Our new dental chairs performed well as did our new instrument supply and sterilization strategy. All in all, we're counting the event as a big win for all concerned.
Then, on June 9th Dental Access Days completed another free clinic with the help of 20 volunteers. They set up in the basement of Saint Gall Church on Chicago’s south side. Father Matt Foley invited people in his surrounding community who were struggling to gain access to dental care. 20 volunteers delivered $47,000+ care to 60 patients. Thank you NCC and grant from the Saint Peter Legacy in Mission Fund helped make all this possible.