South Park Community Partnership

December 6, 2019

Reducing Oral Health Inequities Through A Free Mobile Dental Clinic with the South Park Senior Center

Student Nurses: Kimberly Alarcon-Sanchez, Kanitha Khiev, & Kalila Zunes-Wolfe

Nurse Faculty: Hilary Jauregui, DNP, MN, RN

We collaborated with the South Park Senior Center to establish a partnership with Medical Teams International NW (MTI) to provide a free mobile dental clinic to South Park’s seniors. We reached out to community dentist Dr. Giap, who provided pro bono dental care to seven seniors out of a dental van parked outside the Se nior Center on November 26, 2019. This mobile dental clinic, specifically offered to clients facing financial and transportation barriers to dental care, is expected to take place on an annual basis.

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