Dental ProgramTooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease -- five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever. Our dental program now offers complete dental care -- preventative, restorative and emergency -- at our full time Dental Clinic, in addition to public awareness programs.
A Registered Dental Hygienist performs visual oral screening on children in school and clinic settings. We also provide patient education on the use of dental insurance and the benefits of preventive and regular dental care. Lifetime Smiles is also promoted at schools, preschools, family literacy programs, Parents as Teachers, Head Start, Child Care Referral Agencies and other social services agencies For more information on Lifetime Smiles, please contact CruzElia Corpus, Project Director at (620) 275-1766 or email her directly.
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The Lifetime
Smiles dental project increases public awareness about
oral health issues, offers preventive information and education
and removes access barriers to dental health services. Lifetime
Smiles' goals are to improve and maintain oral health throughout
communities in southwest Kansas.
FULL
TIME Our full time dental clinic is now open in the basement of St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City. Dentist Dr. Kaul is seeing patients there. For many patients, this is the first time they have seen a dentist in years. The clinic is currently booked six months in advance for appointments. If you know someone who is in need of dental services, please encourage them to call 620-272-0570 now. UMMAM is the only provider of dental care in Southwest Kansas on a sliding fee scale based on income level. UMMAM
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