Children in Columbus, OH, public schools received more than $250,000 in free dental care during the past school year from the Ohio State University (OSU) College of Dentistry's Health Outreach Mobile Experience (HOME) Coach program. The mobile dentistry coach travels to Columbus area elementary schools to provide comprehensive dental care to the community's children in need.
In 2008, the Delta Dental Foundation awarded the HOME Coach program a grant to help keep the mobile dental clinic rolling, according to Delta Dental. During the past year, nearly 2,000 children were treated and more than 7,300 procedures were performed, including oral exams, sealants, teeth cleanings, x-rays, and fillings.
The HOME Coach program is staffed by third- and fourth-year OSU dental students as well as College of Dentistry faculty and pediatric residents from Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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