WHAT: Inaugural monthly "Saturday Morning Children's Clinic," a student-sponsored effort to provide dental care to local children between five to 12 years of age whose families could not otherwise afford treatment. The event also provides UNLV dental residents with clinical experience.
WHEN: Saturday, October 13, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE: UNLV School of Dental Medicine
1001 Shadow Lane Campus (corner of Charleston Blvd. and Shadow Lane)
Media wishing to cover the event should check in at the front desk.
DETAILS: UNLV School of Dental Medicine students and instructors will offer free treatment to local children who do not qualify for Medicaid and cannot afford dental insurance. This monthly clinics are designed to provide continuing care, rather than one-time treatments. Children will be seen as many times as necessary to complete their entire treatment plan.
Please note: children must be pre-registered to receive dental care (there is no walk-in service). For information on registering a child, the public may call the UNLV School of Dental Medicine at (702) 774-2400.
Future clinics will be held once a month, with a few exceptions while dental residents are not in session. For a complete schedule, please call (702) 774-2400 or visit: http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/. Each clinic is capable of treating up to 24 children.
