Saturday, November 17, 2007

Eastman Dental Center Unveils New SMILEmobile - URMC Press Room

Eastman Dental Center Unveils New SMILEmobile - URMC Press Room: "SMILEmobile, a dental office on wheels allowing the city’s children increased access to much needed dental care. Until today, the Eastman Dental Center has had three SMILEmobiles serving preschoolers and elementary students by visiting 15 city schools. Thousands of the underserved and uninsured children need dental care because of decay and infection. "

“Rochester’s inner city has the highest child poverty rate in all of New York, and parts of the city have been declared as having a serious shortage of dentists by the federal government,”

Rochester, NY, is fluoridated