The Clinton County Community Dental Clinic will sponsor a free community oral health fair in Mill Hall on Saturday, September 21st. The health fair will feature free oral screenings for kids and is intended to raise awareness of oral health. Preventative care information will also be available. Pre-registration is available, but walk-ins are also welcome.
Event details:
Date: September 21st
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: 266 Hogan Blvd #6 Mill Hall, PA 17751
According to Laurie Welch, clinic board member, the Clinton County Community Dental Clinic is a non-profit dental clinic. The facility opened in November 2009 and accepts patients from Clinton County and surrounding communities. The clinic office treats patients of all ages and currently employs two part-time dentists and two full-time hygienists.
According to the clinic website, the mission of the Clinton County Healthy Communities (Clinton County Community Dental Clinic) is to organize, develop, and implement comprehensive countywide community health improvement. In addition, it will provide basic dental care to patients with Dental Medical Assistance who have government-sponsored or subsidized dental insurance or who fall below the federal poverty guidelines and live within Clinton County and reside within the Keystone Central School District and surrounding counties on a limited basis.
Dental clinic services include:
X-Rays: Dental X-rays are images of your teeth that the dentist uses to evaluate your oral health. These X-rays are used with low levels of radiation to capture images of the interior of your teeth and gums. This can help the dentist to identify problems like cavities, tooth decay, and impacted teeth.
Dental Exams: A dental exam is a checkup of your teeth and gums. Most children and adults should get a dental exam every six months. These exams are important for protecting oral health. Oral health problems can become serious and painful if not treated promptly.
Cleanings: Dental cleaning is a preventative procedure performed by dental hygienists to maintain or achieve optimum oral health. In a dental cleaning procedure, the hygienist aims to remove the dental plaque and tartar that have accumulated on the teeth to protect them from cavities as well as other tooth and gum problems.
Scaling & Root Planing (deep cleaning): Scaling is when your dental hygienist or dentist removes all the plaque and tartar (hardened plaque) above and below the gum line, making sure to clean all the way down to the bottom of the pocket. Your dentist will then begin root planing, smoothing out your teeth roots to help your gums reattach to your teeth.
Fillings: A filling is used to treat a small hole, or cavity, in a tooth. To repair a cavity, a dentist removes the decayed tooth tissue and then fills the space with a filling material.
Simple Extractions: A simple extraction is performed on a tooth that is above the gumline and visible in the mouth. These teeth can typically be removed easily by loosening them with a lifter or elevator and pulling them out with forceps. This is a quick process, and the healing time is usually fast.
Surgical Extractions: A surgical extraction is a slightly more complex procedure that occurs when a tooth has not yet broken through the gum line or has not yet fully grown into the mouth. When a surgical extraction is needed, your oral surgeon makes a small incision into your gum to access the affected tooth.
Root Canal Therapy: Root canal treatment is a dental procedure that relieves pain caused by an infected or abscessed tooth. During the root canal process, the inflamed pulp is removed. The surfaces inside the tooth are then cleaned and disinfected, and a filling is placed to seal the space.
Crown and Bridge: Dental crowns are caps placed on top of damaged teeth. Crowns are used to protect, cover, and restore the shape of your teeth when fillings don’t solve the problem. Dental crowns can be made from metals such as porcelain, resin, and ceramics.
Dentures: A denture is a removable replacement for missing teeth and surrounding tissues. Two types of dentures are available — complete and partial dentures. Complete dentures are used when all the teeth are missing, while partial dentures are used when some natural teeth remain.
For more information, you can contact the Clinton County Community Dental Clinic by calling (570) 748-6450 or emailing cccdentalclinic@gmail.com. Clinic information can also be found at clintoncountycommunitydentalclinic.org. The clinic accepts patients with medical assistance, GHP Family, AmeriHealth, Medicare, CHIP, and self-pay.
