Free Dental Care Option Slated for Area Children
Free Dental Care Option Slated for Area Children
Delta Dental’s Mobile dental truck is coming to Milbank Monday through Thursday, August 8 to 11. Grant County Community Health and the Milbank Community Foundation are hosting the truck to provide dental care for children who can’t afford or access a dentist because of cost, lack of insurance, transportation or other reasons.
Registration in advance is required, and a patient consent and information form must be completed. Those planning to attend must call Jennifer or Jessica at 605-432-4596 for more information. Those who have registered will check-in at the Grant County Community Health Office in the courthouse to begin their scheduled appointment in August.
A full range of dental care is available, including exams, cleanings, preventive treatments, and cavity fillings. Services are provided at no cost to the child or family. No insurance is necessary.
Oral health education is also provided to patients so they can continue to care for their teeth after the visit.
Children from their first tooth through age 21 are eligible if they have not seen an area dentist in two years or live more than 85 miles from the nearest dentist.
The mobile dental truck’s visit is a partnership between Grant County Community Health, The Milbank Community Foundation and Delta Dental of South Dakota. The Delta Dental Mobile Program provides oral health services to underserved children. The program includes two mobile dental trucks that travel across the state. The trucks have been in 86 communities throughout South Dakota and have provided more than $28 million in dental care since the program began in 2004.
