How to get discounted, free dental services.

Access to discounted or free dental care is a monumental problem in the United States.  More than 50% of the population do not have dental insurance and state agencies have limited benefits to children.  Therefore, if one has a broken tooth or needs a tooth repair, dental treatment can end up costing thousands of dollars!

In Sacramento, CA., one can get free cleanings, and screenings at the local hygiene school and discounted dentistry at several county agencies. Some dentists do pro bono work as well.

To find out more information, email or call us.

www.drnewens.com

Mark your Calendars!

1.Remote Area Medical

Free Dental Work no questions asked. Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA.

March 30, 2012 thru April 3, 2012.

Oakland, March 22-25, 2012

www.ramusa.org

2.CDA Cares in partnership with Mission of Mercy
Modesto, California
May 18 & 19, 2012

Sacramento, California

Aug 24 & 25, 2012

CDA Cares free dental clinic set to reach thousands

CDA Cares, a new event aimed at providing free dental care to Californians in need, will be held May 18-19 in the Modesto Centre Plaza at 1000 L Street in Modesto, Calif. The event is a collaborative effort between CDA, the CDA Foundation and the national charitable organization Mission of Mercy. 

At the CDA Cares event, dental professionals will provide patients with free services such as cleanings, fillings, extractions, prosthetics, oral health education and assistance in finding a dental home.

The CDA Foundation, with the help of volunteer dental professionals and hundreds of lay volunteers, will produce the two-day event and rely on Mission of Mercy’s national structure for expertise, equipment and data collection. All the necessary equipment — such as chairs, lights, vacuum systems, sterilization stations and setup — are provided by Mission of Mercy; and supplies are provided, often at little or no cost, by national dental manufacturers.

CDA Cares expects to provide services for more than 1,500 patients over the two-day event. CDA Cares aims to give dentists the freedom to provide care without having to worry about logistics, supplies or scheduling. And because of the way the event is coordinated, there will be no pressure on dentists to complete a certain amount of procedures in one setting.

Many dentists across California regularly provide pro bono care to the public (an estimated $388 million in free services each year). That is significantly more than the state spent in fiscal year 2010-11 on adult Denti-Cal services (an estimated $58 million) and close to the amount spent on children (approximately $500 million).

State budget cuts eliminated most adult Denti-Cal benefits in 2009, devastating oral health services for more than 3 million poor, disabled and elderly Californians. In addition, the state eliminated school-based programs that provided dental disease prevention such as fluoride and sealants for low-income children – leaving California’s underserved population with few or no options for their dental care.

CDA will soon begin recruiting volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, assistants, students, lab technicians, nurses, pharmacists, specialists including oral surgeons, and others who are willing to donate their time and services for CDA Cares. It is estimated that close to 100 dentists each day will be needed.

If patients need extractions, there will be a dental lab set up to provide patients with limited prostheses whenever possible.