{"id":19,"date":"2024-05-25T08:52:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facfltd.com\/portaldemo-2\/?p=19"},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:52:39","slug":"get-ready-to-smile-at-local-free-dental-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpsolutionbd.com\/tvdemo2\/get-ready-to-smile-at-local-free-dental-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to smile at local free dental clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HERMITAGE,\u00a0Pennsylvania\u00a0(WKBN) \u2013 Buhl Regional Health Foundation is just one of the places in the valley focused on the health and well-being of youth in Mercer County. Just one of the ways it\u2019s helping the community is by\u00a0bringing a free dental clinic\u00a0to Sharon High School this June.<\/p>\n<p>Remote Area Medical Clinic (RAM) partners with Buhl Regional Health Foundation to bring a free clinic to town that\u2019s for everyone in the community, not just for Mercer County residents, and runs like a well-oiled machine. Just ask Dr. Stephanie Misco who was just one of the volunteer dentists last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey completely transform the gym at Sharon High School. It\u2019s very clean and organized,\u201d said Dr. Misco. \u201cI was able to remove and participate in doing extractions. It is unbelievable the amount of infection that came in and we were really able to help people and alleviate that for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tents are set up all throughout the gym to individualize dental treatment with everything ensured to be clean and sanitary with an entire sterilization area. There\u2019s also no age limit to who can show up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw an individual last year who just moved up from South Carolina and didn\u2019t have a dentist. She wasn\u2019t established,\u201d said Dr. Misco. \u201cI did fillings and a lot of extractions. Dental infections are very serious. You let a dental infection go and it could be a life-threatening condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The free dental clinic is a major undertaking for the area and one thing that is crucial to the program is volunteer dentists. Misco\u2019s husband who also owns a dental practice in West Middlesex will be one of them this year. Organizers say making it easy for people to come and get the care they need is also crucial to its success.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr1_ab-mr1_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/lin.wkbn\/marketplace\/sponsored_content__in_the_valley\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;get-ready-to-smile-at-local-free-dental-clinic&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;sponsored_content_in_the_valley&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere is no registration, I.D. or insurance needed,\u201d said Kateri Linn, Director of Programming at Buhl Regional Health Foundation. \u201cWe are looking for dental professionals, hygienists and assistants to join what we call the Smile Squad Team. May 24 is the deadline to register.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The free clinic is June 8 and 9 at Sharon High School in Sharon. The doors open at 6 a.m. and is first come first serve. For more information, visit BuhlRegionalHealthFoundation.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HERMITAGE,\u00a0Pennsylvania\u00a0(WKBN) \u2013 Buhl Regional Health Foundation is just one of the places in the valley focused on the health and well-being of youth in Mercer County. Just one of the ways it\u2019s helping the community is by\u00a0bringing a free dental clinic\u00a0to Sharon High School this June. 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