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‘It can be really difficult:’ free Nanaimo dental clinic breaking down care barriers
NANAIMO — Breaking down stigma and barriers to provide easier access to dental services is the main goal behind a free dental clinic.
Vancouver Island University’s dental hygiene and child and youth care programs are teaming up on Saturday, March 2 to provide a free dental clinic between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., for kids aged five to 12. It will be hosted in building 180, room 550 at Nanaimo’s VIU campus with access off Fifth St.
Jaimie Braybrook, a second year clinic lead with VIU’s dental hygiene program said Hub City Lions Club are paying the usual $20 fee for each kid to get into the chair and receive care.
“They’ll have access to the debridement, polish, fluoride, our typical preventative services, as well as sealant placement which we place on the teeth to prevent cavities. We’ll have a pedodontist on the floor, a pediatric specialty dentist who will be…providing radiographs if we need them so we can get x-rays.”