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For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Sam Gil
Camillus House
305-374-1065 ext. 328 (office)
samgil@camillus.org • www.camillus.org
PANKEY DENTAL ACCESS DAYS” AT CAMILLUS HOUSE PROVIDES FREE DENTAL CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF POOR AND HOMELESS
January 29, 2009
MIAMI, FL– The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education and Camillus House Health Concern (CHC) will provide free dental care to more than 200 individuals who are underprivileged or homeless on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The ambulatory dental clinic will be held at the Camillus House shelter, located at 726 Northeast First Avenue.
Sponsored by the Health Foundation of South Florida, the ambulatory clinic is part of the recently launched “Pankey Dental Access Days” program in which Pankey-trained dentists from around the U.S. volunteer to bring free dental care to underserved citizens. The North Carolina-based initiative is led by National Program Director Dr. Keith Phillips. Dr. Phillips travels by truck and trailer, transporting the necessary equipment and supplies to set up the 10-chair clinic in each venue.
“This service delivery is a little unorthodox, but it allows us to go virtually anywhere in order to serve people in need,” said Dr. Phillips.
Twenty dentists have already volunteered to participate in the two-day event at Camillus House. These volunteers will be performing a number of procedures including, cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals and CEREC CAD CAM restorations.
The patients will be exclusively Camillus House clients and persons in the CHC Dental Program wait list will have priority. “Serving individuals who have already been screened or who have begun dental services, either through the CHC program or through other dental clinic programs, will maximize the effects of the Pankey Dental Access Days event among our client base,” explained Dr. Rosendo Collazo, Director of Health Services for Camillus Health Concern.
“We are extremely grateful to collaborate with the Pankey Institute and bring excellent dental health care to our clients,” concluded Dr. Collazo.
In addition of the Health Foundation of South Florida grant, other in-kind support will be provided by Henry Schein, Inc., Heraeus Kulzer, Inc., Sirona Dental Systems, Pulpdent Corporation, and Patterson Dental.
Established in 1984, Camillus Health Concern provides adult primary health services, women’s preventive health services, pediatric care, dental care and a number of specialized services, including podiatry, and mental-health care to more than 5,000 men, women and children each year.
Founded in 1972, The Pankey Institute is a nonprofit organization in Key Biscayne, Florida promoting optimal oral health care through advanced continuing education for dentists (www.pankey.org). It was the first institute of its kind and it remains among the most prestigious organizations, attracting dentists from 43 nations to its educational programs. More than 20,000 dentists and specialists have attended its courses and serve millions of patients worldwide. For more information on the Access Days please call 305-428-5548.
