Valley Dental Community works together!

On a sunny Saturday, 28 October 2017, Wolfville Dentistry took part in the second "AVDS Cares/Henry Schein" dental day.  We were one of five Valley clinics  to take part in a group effort to provide pro bono dentistry services to patients who would not otherwise have been able to afford the care they required. This started as a pilot project at a single location and has grown significantly in only one year! (AVDS Cares Event 2016)

Working with community organizations (food banks, shelters, churches, schools), patients had a no-charge examination ahead of the event with where their various needs were assessed.  Patients were then provided with an appointment for a cleaning and/or treatment.   Volunteer dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, and technicians worked together to provide dental services, transportation, and childcare to make the opportunity as convenient for patients as possible.

We had a mighty group of 14 fantastic volunteers at our location, including 5 dentists, 3 dental assistants, 3 dental hygienists, Dr. Hennessy's son, Rory, and 2 technicians from Henry Schein (co-sponsor of the event).  

Between all 5 clinics involved, the event:

•had 52 volunteers
•saw 71 patients
•did 97 fillings,
•46 extractions,
•2 root canals, and
•48 cleanings
•totaling almost 33 thousand dollars of free dental care!

It was a wonderful event for everyone involved!  We are committed to this seeing this project grow and look forward to having more clinics, volunteers, and patients involved each year!

"Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success."
- Henry Ford