![]() ![]() ![]() “Everything is nicely orchestrated, well laid out and well organized. “You couldn’t ask for a better Veterans Day than at WVU,” Solensky said. This was Solensky’s first time volunteering for the veteran’s clinic. Jason Solensky, a third-year dental student, and Samantha Roberts, a senior dental hygiene student, were both involved in Frederick’s care. Prior to the message, he was unaware patients could be treated by student dentists and hygienists. Reservist Thomas Frederick also heard about the dental clinic from the WVU veteran’s center. If you have an opportunity come in, I think it’s very good.” “There’s no getting around your teeth,”Adelusi said. He learned of the free oral health clinic through the WVU veteran’s center. Taiwo Adelusi, a WVU ROTC cadet, was one of the first patients in a dental chair for an exam Friday morning.Īdelusi is a graduate student in the sports management program. Veterans whose treatment could not be completed Friday are scheduled for follow up care. Veterans receive a comprehensive examination, X-rays, a cleaning and treatment including fillings and extractions. The estimated cost of the screenings is $250 per patient. “This is just a small way I can honor and give back to those who have served and continue to serve our country,” she said. Her husband was a Vietnam Veteran and a 20-year retiree of the United States Air Force. “They deserve so much,” Sturms said of current and former members of the military. Martha Sturms, senior administrative assistant at the School of Dentistry, was among the first to donate to the cause. The result was the creation of the Borgia Family Veteran’s Oral Health Care fund. In 2019, the School of Dentistry and the WVU Center for Veterans, Military and Family Programs sought support for a program that would offer free dental screenings to veterans as well as active National Guard and Reservists at WVU from around the state. Student dentists and student hygienists from West Virginia University School of Dentistry treated more than 50 men and women in the WVU Dental Care clinics in Morgantown Friday, November 13, during the school’s second annual Veterans Oral Health Day. ![]() Soldiers, healers and donors combined strengths for the second year in a row to honor West Virginia veterans and help improve their wellbeing. ![]()
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