The Caring Foundation Supports That 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 Smile

Hanceville, AL — 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 社区 College announces receipt of a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and The Caring Foundation for the Dental Clinic run by the college’s Dental health programs.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and The Caring Foundation’s mission is to give back to the community by supporting initiatives to improve Alabamians' health, wellness, 和教育. This year that support included a grant award to 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态’s Dental Clinic in recognition of the service it provides the community. 

澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 offers low-cost dental hygiene services in a modern dental clinic on 校园. All treatment is provided by dental hygiene students who are supervised by the college’s licensed dental hygiene faculty and dentists. The 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 Dental Clinic is a teaching clinic. The care provided by student hygienists is done in such a way that gives priority to education and counts as one of their clinical sessions. It is a win-win for 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 and the surrounding communities.

“Inherent in our mission to provide learning that transforms lives and communities, 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态’s learning labs provide students invaluable opportunities to develop care competencies while also providing opportunities for community outreach, especially for underserved populations,” said 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 President Vicki Karolewics.

牙 Clinic is open to the community and often provides services for children in daycare, seniors from area assisted living facilities, 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 students, 和其他人.

“We are very appreciative of this investment in our Dental Clinic, which has had the largest impact and longest track-record of student success of any two-year program 在这个州. Partnerships like this one with BCBS and The Caring Foundation, along with those we have with the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled, UAB, local dentists 和其他人 are invaluable to the students and region we serve,” said Lisa German, Vice President for Learning and Dean of Health Science at 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态.

Funds from this grant award will be used to offset the cost of equipment for the clinic. 

牙 Clinic at 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 provides preventative care, including cleanings, x-rays, sealants and bleaching. Cleanings are free for children under 18 and pregnant 女性. Clinic days vary by semester. Appointments are from 8 to 10:30 a.m. 和12 至下午2:20.m. 拨打256.352.8300 to schedule an appointment or visit rht8kcb.yairg.net/dentalclinic. 

澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 offers pathways for Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene. 牙 Assisting program offers a three-semester certificate option and a four-semester associate 度的选择. 牙 Hygiene program offers a five-semester degree program.  

Registration for the Fall 2023 semester in underway. Regular and Mini Term I classes 8月开始.18. Flex Start terms 8月开始. 9月25日及. 1. Mini Term II classes begin 10月. 19. For more information, visit rht8kcb.yairg.net, call the main 校园 at 256.352.8000 or come by Lion Central in the lobby of the James C. Bailey Center Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m. 到下午6点.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or Friday 7:30 a.m. 到2点.m.