JULY 2010
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 7
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT TDA.ORG
TDA Provides Funds to Community Non-Profits (L-R) Pictured in a dental room at CCA in Lewisville are Adult Health Center director Ms. Doris Scales and dental assistant Ms. Kellie McDaniel.
Each year, your Texas Dental Association utilizes interest earned from its relief fund to provide financial assistance to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations affiliated with dentistry. Potential applicants submit letters of interest and an associated budget to the TDA Board of Directors. Below are brief summaries of this fiscal year’s successful applicants.
Christian Community Action in Lewisville
Christian Community Action (CCA) is a faith-based non-profit that has provided food, housing, medical care, and vocational training for 37 years. The Adult Health Center provides low-cost medical care across Denton County. Dr. Robert Sikes established the dental clinic in 2003. Last year, routine dental services were provided to 300 patients, and 164 patients received dental hygiene services.
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Funding from the TDA will provide supplies and equipment to provide dental services and dental hygiene to clients.
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Community Health Center of Lubbock
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The Community Health Center of Lubbock provides medical and dental services to the underserved in Lubbock and surrounding communities.
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There are three dental clinics in the city of Lubbock and one mobile dental unit that travels to four adjacent counties (Garza, Crosby, Lynn, Terry) to provide services to those in need. The dental clinics provide services to both children and adults. As a participant of the First Dental Home initiative, children as young as 6 months can be treated. All patients are eligible for a sliding fee scale which is administered based on income, and the center accepts all state program dental insurances including Medicaid and CHIP. Funding from the TDA will provide much needed Cavitron equipment in order to more effectively serve the community with preventive services.
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(L-R) Pictured at the Community Health Center of Lubbock are dental hygienists Ms. Heather Roschetzky, Ms. Jennifer Hatton, and Ms. Laurie Levario.
Dentists Who Care
Dentists Who Care operates the Mobile Dental Unit that visits elementary schools throughout the Rio Grande Valley. A total of 140 dentists will volunteer a day of their time to participate with the program.
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Funding from the TDA will provide supplies and equipment.
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HOPE Clinic in Alvin
HOPE Clinic opened in April 2008 and provides care for low-income, uninsured patients. All dentists and staff support volunteer their services. Daily expenses are met by patient fees (patients pay a flat fee of $5 to $15 per visit) and private donations. Funding from TDA will provide supplies and equipment.
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Around the State
Dr. Gary W. Mayfield of Friendswood and Ms. Maria Lopez volunteer at the HOPE Clinic, Inc. in Alvin.
Drs. Adam Lalonde of Los Fresnos and Grayson Sellers of Port Isabel team up with dental assistants to assist a total of 50 students in Port Isabel and Brownsville in June 2010. Dentists Who Care collaborated with Cameron Community Projects to provide X-rays, oral exams, cleanings, fluoride treatment, sealants, and cavity fillings.
TDA Conducts Council, Committee, and Affiliates Training A total of 46 members of the various TDA councils, committees, and affiliates attended a training session hosted by TDA president Dr. Ronald L. Rhea at the Marriott Austin South on Friday, July 16. Attendees reviewed duties and provided an overview of their council, committee, or affiliate’s projects for the upcoming year. They also received
a legal issues orientation from Ms. Penny Hobbs of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore; a strategic plan overview from TDA Future Focus Committee chair Dr. R. Lee Clitheroe; a budget process and reimbursement overview from TDA secretary-treasurer Dr. Ron Collins; and a rules and resolutions overview from TDA speaker of the house Dr. Glen D. Hall.
August 6 & 7 Dentists Who Care Conference South Padre Island August 13 TDA Board meeting Austin August 14 TDA Board meeting — Strategic Planning Austin August 13 & 14 Texas Mission of Mercy Waco
Click & Connect TDA Express tda.org – Features Personal Web Page tda.org – Contacts July Journal tda.org/tdapublications (L-R): TDA director Dr. Michael J. Goulding of Fort Worth, Communications Committee member Dr. David Tillman of Ft. Worth, and Council on Dental Education, Trade and Ancillaries member Dr. Ronald Lee of Colleyville.
(L-R): Council on Annual Session chair Dr. C. Roger Macias of San Antonio, TDA Smiles Foundation trustee Ms. Carol Woods of Georgetown, TDA senior director Dr. Lisa B. Masters of San Antonio, and TDA president-elect Dr. J. Preston Coleman of San Antonio.