Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Free Dental Care for Children In Need


FREE DENTAL CARE APPOINTMENTS STILL
AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
 
 
Free dental care appointments are still available this weekend for children in need throughout Minnesota. The care will be delivered on Feb. 1 and 2 at about 200 dental offices statewide. But advance appointments are needed and the Minnesota Dental Association encourages parents to schedule an appointment now.

A record number of volunteer dentists have created a network of 6,000 appointments for free dental care for children whose families are unable to provide for the care.

Patients seeking appointments should be 18 years or younger and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Appointments are now available in the following communities: Albertville, Andover, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Chisholm, Cloquet, Coleraine, Columbia Heights, Cottage Grove, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Eden Prairie, Elbow Lake Dental, Faribault, Forest Lake, Grand Rapids, Hinckley, Lake Elmo, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Northfield, Perham, Pine City, Pipestone, Plymouth, Princeton, Renville, Richfield, Rockford, Rosemount, Roseville, Rush City, Saint Anthony, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Staples, Waconia, Wadena, White Bear Lake, Willmar, Woodbury and Zumbrota.

For information about how to contact each clinic, please go to mndental.org.  United Way 2-1-1 Information & Referral Specialists are also on hand right now to help families find a local participating clinic. To contact the United Way, just dial 2-1-1 or the statewide toll-free number, 1-800-543-7709. 

To spread word in your workplace, classrooms, clinics and centers, please use the promotional fliers and other materials, in multiple languages, at mndental.org. Follow our program on Facebook for more frequent updates.
 

If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Thank you for your help!  
Jenny Eldredge
Coordinator
Give Kids a Smile
Minnesota Dental Association
 

 

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