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CURE provides dental care to 1,200
08/26/2011
The line formed long before the sun came up Friday, Aug. 19, the first day of the three-day free healthcare clinic organized by the Westchester-based Collaborative Underserved Relief and Education Network (CURE). With support from Remote Area Medical (RAM), CURE’s volunteer dentists, physicians, ophthalmologists, nurses, hygienists, technicians and all their auxiliaries delivered care to more than 2,000 people.
“The event was so much more than I had hoped it would be,” said Josette Szalko, executive director of CURE. “We had a great group of volunteers that really stepped up. It was physically and emotionally challenging, but also a really exhilarating experience.
“We provide a dignified environment for patients. It was hard for them to come, they didn’t know what to expect and they were nervous. A lot of the people who came through weren’t expecting the level of care and compassion that they received.”
Patients queued for services long before dawn, and received numbers as the sun rose. Upon registering, professionals met with each patient to take a brief health history, and to chart the patient’s course for the day: primary care and eye clinics were in the basement, and a dental clinic occupied the main floor. Volunteers — who also began arriving before 5 a.m. — met patients at the entrance to each clinic area for an exam before sending the patient toward a professional, waiting to provide care.
“Nowhere can these people go and get all these services under one roof in one day,” Ms. Szalko said. “Yes, they had to wait throughout the day, but otherwise seeing an ophthalmologist is totally inaccessible.”
In the dental clinic, 1,200 patients received care over three days. This included 1,000 extractions, 640 fillings and 300 cleanings.....
Fluoridation is state-mandated in Illinois:NYSCOF
CURE provides dental care to 1,200
08/26/2011
The line formed long before the sun came up Friday, Aug. 19, the first day of the three-day free healthcare clinic organized by the Westchester-based Collaborative Underserved Relief and Education Network (CURE). With support from Remote Area Medical (RAM), CURE’s volunteer dentists, physicians, ophthalmologists, nurses, hygienists, technicians and all their auxiliaries delivered care to more than 2,000 people.
“The event was so much more than I had hoped it would be,” said Josette Szalko, executive director of CURE. “We had a great group of volunteers that really stepped up. It was physically and emotionally challenging, but also a really exhilarating experience.
“We provide a dignified environment for patients. It was hard for them to come, they didn’t know what to expect and they were nervous. A lot of the people who came through weren’t expecting the level of care and compassion that they received.”
Patients queued for services long before dawn, and received numbers as the sun rose. Upon registering, professionals met with each patient to take a brief health history, and to chart the patient’s course for the day: primary care and eye clinics were in the basement, and a dental clinic occupied the main floor. Volunteers — who also began arriving before 5 a.m. — met patients at the entrance to each clinic area for an exam before sending the patient toward a professional, waiting to provide care.
“Nowhere can these people go and get all these services under one roof in one day,” Ms. Szalko said. “Yes, they had to wait throughout the day, but otherwise seeing an ophthalmologist is totally inaccessible.”
In the dental clinic, 1,200 patients received care over three days. This included 1,000 extractions, 640 fillings and 300 cleanings.....
Fluoridation is state-mandated in Illinois:NYSCOF
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