Peninsula Dental Hygienists' Association

The HELP Dental Clinic in Hampton Virginia provides dental services to those that do not have the resources to meet their dental needs.  Patients must be uninsured and at our below the 200% Federal Poverty Guidelines.  The dental clinic is open by appointment only and patients must be screened for eligibility.  The clinic is a project of the Greater Virginia Peninsula Free Clinic Consortium and funded in part by the Bernardine Franciscan sisters Foundation and a Community Impact Grant through the United Way.  For more information or eligibility screening call (757) 850-8956.

Registered Dental Hygienists can volunteer their services as they are in need of dental hygienist. 

• Please contact the clinic 757-850-8956

October 20, 2009

Lackey Free Clinic News and information

www.lackeyfreeclinic.com  The Lackey Free Clinic offers dental services.   Click here to see if you qualify for dental services at this Clinic.  

Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc
Lackey Free Clinic
1620 Old Williamsburg Rd
Yorktown, VA 23690

Contact information:  Kim Spencer, Client Services Coordinator 757-886-0608.  Erin Horner, Dental Coordinator 757-817-8168.

Registered Dental Hygienists can volunteer their services as they are in need of dental hygienist. 

• Please contact the clinic:  Erin Horner at 757-817-8168

Article date:  02/05/2010

What a great time Michelle Stephenson, RDH and Amy Rankin, RDH had at South Morrison Elementary School during Children's Dental Health Month! We educated all of the first through third grade classes (about 16 different groups of students) in proper dental hygiene. Grades one through six also received dental exams by the volunteer dentists.
Thank you Dr. Bernhard for including us in this event!

Respectfully submitted by:  Amy Rankin, RDH

January 14, 2010

Mission Of Mercy See flyer for details.

PDHA is accepting donations of dental x-ray film.  All film size are needed.  If anyone has film to donate please contact PDHA President, Jennifer Podish.  You can bring your donation of films to our monthly meetings. PDHA will be coordinating the delivery of this film to area free dental clinics.

Article date:  February 11, 2010

Subject: gkas

Kathy want to send out a note of thanks to all that participated in the first round of Give Kids a Smile and request more assistance for the makeup gkas. please forward to all.  Thanks.


As some of you may know  the snow took its toll on the screening and education program.  We had only three schools to participate two canceled due to snow.  However, what we had was great! good tee shirts this year!

South Morrison Elementary  Dr. Randy Owen, Dr. Meredith Parks, Dr. George Jacobs did exams on 164 children  Amy Rankin RDH and Michelle Stephenson RDH  did education sessions for 300 kids in 15 classrooms.  Dr. Bill Parks provided toothbrushes for those kids who did not participate in the screening but did particpate in the education program.. Thanks so much folks.  27% of the kids needed care

Dr. Gerald Freeman provided screenings to 40 kids at Langley elementary and Kristie Chester DA conducted classroom education for about 100 children  28% needed care.  Dr. Freemans daughter teaches there so he got to talk to her class himself! great job

Dr. Russell Pape and his assistant screened children at Merrimack elementary.  They had the help of Ms.. Carolyn Moore RDH who did the education portion.  65 kids were seen and 22% needed care.  They had the best breakfast and lunch compliments of Ms. Hicks-White pupil services. Appreciate your help!

Happily our other two school rescheduled for February 26, 2010.  Carver Elementary has asked us to screen Kindergarten and first grade.  And Bryan Elementary has about 200 children to be screend on Feb 26,2010. 

We need to ask for help again.  Let me know if you can help.  I need at least 2 dentists and assistants per site and at least a hygienist and and assistant per site to help with education. 

Help us make this make-up GKAS another great success  email me at eabernhard@aol.com

10-7-08

Susan Oharr, RDH, MPH

Maternal and Early Child Oral Health Coordinator

Division of Dental Health

VA Depatment of Health

February 2009

Carver Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia

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April 2009  “Pinning” at Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association,  Annual Session this past weekend, April 4th, 2009.   Seniors attended a workshop on professionalism and received a RDH (registered dental hygienist) pin from their professional association (Peninsula and Tidewater Components) at the statewide event. .