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ROMSEY TEST ROTARY SUPPORTS DENTAID UNIT


People who have not seen a dentist in up to 20 years have been receiving treatment on board a mobile dental unit thanks to a partnership bet w een Rotary and international


dental charity Dentaid.


of Dentaid’s mobile dental unit that will visit schools, hostels, day centres and projects that help vulnerable people.


visited a number of primary schools in the south to deliver oral health education sessions while helping children become familiar with a dental surgery and understand the importance of regular check-ups.


St Michael’s Community Centre in Salisbury in partnership with the Trussell Trust which uses the centre for a foodbank, community café, shop and projects for local people.


Buday offered free dental treatment for patients who had not been to the dentist for many years and needed pain relieving treatment.


20 years and had previously been too nervous to register for NHS dental care. “I never would have gone to the dentist even though I know I needed to,” she said. “But the fact that the Dentaid van came to me here at the community centre made it much easier for me. Jane was so lovely and made me feel really relaxed and safe. I haven’t seen a dentist for 20 years and I know I have lots of problems with my teeth but it’s a difficult thing to talk about. I think it’s a really good idea for the van to come here.”


years but went to the mobile dental unit for an assessment and initial treatment. Dentaid also invited members of the public to see the facilities


14 Another patient had not seen a dentist for 10 The first patient had not been to the dentist for Dentist Jane Lelean and dental nurse Emma On April 11 the mobile dental unit visited The unit has already support the work


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on the dental unit and to talk to the team about accessing dental care.


Future visits to Trussell Trust projects are now being planned and the unit will also visit day centres in Southampton and Winchester before heading to Dewsbury and Cornwall where it will be used by local dentists for outreach clinics in deprived or remote communities.


been treated on the mobile dental unit and by taking the service to them we have helped people who have not seen a dentist for many years,” said Dentaid CEO, Andrew Evans. “Dentaid is here to help people access dental treatment and we’re very pleased we can have projects in the UK as well as overseas thanks to the generous support of Rotary International.”


“We are delighted that the first patients have


ROTARY WESSEX NEWS I ISSUE 21 I SUMMER 2017


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