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NEWS ABOUT GRAND MESA DENTAL HYGIENE

  • Grand Mesa Dental Hygiene and Region 10 Area on Aging have collabrated for the last 10 years providing a much needed service to the low income elderly in Delta, Montrose, Ouray and Gunnison Counties.  For many of these people Dental Care is a want but not a need on their fixed incomes. We would like to continue trying to change this by providing complete Dental Evaluations which will include intra/extra oral cancer screenings, complete dental and periodontal charting, also a through preventive dental cleaning along with individualized home care instruction, education and nutrition information.

  • A Dental Hygiene practice devoted to the care and treatment of children:

    • ​Free Preventive Dental Clinic for uninsured Head Start Pre- School.

    • Since 2004, a Member of Head Start Board, contracted with Head Start to see all children for screenings (in office, insurance billed and free for uninsured children). 

    • Award presented to Mary Vigil by Delta County Board of Education “In appreciation of the donated, countless hours spent in completing dental concern screenings on the Bela preschool children”

    • Since 2008/2009, partnering with Co-location Research Project with Pediatric Associates and University of Colorado. 

    • Screenings and revisit to 7 local elementary and pre-school facilities to provide services including: Comprehensive oral evaluations, dental prophylaxis (cleaning), topical fluoride varnishes, oral hygiene instructions, (home care) and preventive sealant placement on permanent molars.

    • Uninsured children were/are provided these services free of charge.

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