On Saturday, January 30th, Lane Community College Dental Hygiene students and staff and Lane County Dental Society dentists partnered to provide free care to nearly 60 low-income, uninsured community members. This volunteer effort gave the students some extra practice in patient care and provided a variety of services to patients, including extractions, fillings and cleanings. Thanks to everyone who got up early and gave up their Saturday to make this day a success!
On December 22nd & 23rd, the Oregon Dental Foundation’s Tooth Taxi made a stop in Eugene. It was parked in the White Bird Dental Clinic parking lot for two days as the White Bird Dental staff, Dr. Jan Halvorson and Dr. Renee Watts worked to see a total of twenty low-income adults and children while the White Bird Dental Clinic is undergoing remodeling.
The Tooth Taxi travels the State of Oregon, staffed by a pediatric dentist and dental assistant, providing care to low-income children who would otherwise receive little to no dental care.
Stay tuned this spring for our patient online access service to be enabled! This will allow existing patients to check account balances, status of insurance claims and unused benefits, make online payments and check future appointment times.