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Harmony loves clean teeth
STORY AND PHOTO BY COLLIN BEREND
C lack am as C o m m u n ity C o lle ge is
partnering with an outreach dental c l in i r
to provide free dental services.
On April 22, the Harmony campus will
open a one-day free dental clinic where,
under instructor supervision, Clackamas
Community College students will assist
students from Oregon Health and Science
University with fillings, cleanings and
extractions. T h is is in association with
the one-day Compassion Tigard Clinic,
which gets many patients, and they send
the overflow to the Harmony campus.
Starting at Tigard High School, patients
w ill be triaged, such as if they have a
toothache, and then will be transported
to th e Harm ony campus on a shuttle,
much like the ones that traverse from
the Clackamas Town Center to the main
campus or from Wilsonville.
Upon that, patients will get an X -ray
of said problem with the teeth.
The clinic that provides thjs free service
is through Compassion Connect, which is «
a Christian organization that collaborates
with churches.
“ I think it’s really beneficial to students,
especially for those who can ’t afford
insurance or to get on with the state,”
said Kellie O ’Grady, officer of grants for
the Associated Student Government.
There are several students who have
jobs on campus to bring in extra money
for rent or other expenses, such as Tyler
Sylvia, who cashiers at the student
bookstore.
“ Through my insurance, I basically get
everything covered—every penny of my
medical expenses covered. But, I mean,
that’s going to end soon,” said Sylvia.
“ I totally support every student getting
even checkups.”
Students, like Sylvia, consider the
Tigard commute an inconvenience, but
worth it in the bigger picture. Som e,
however, disagree, such as student Taylor
Bass.
“ I’m sure those people are like ‘Oh yes,
OK, I’ll make that drive if I can get this
done,’ because if they don’t then they’ll
never get it done,” said Bass. “ And that
can cost more than a drive to Tigard.”
This partnership is not only a benefit
for students who need dental work, but it
also provides Clackamas dental assistant
students direct hands-on training.
“ Last year we saw 2 0 patients,” said
M aria Corona, the dental assistan t
program director. Corona said that the
Com passion Tigard event likely had
around 100 patients.
Through the partnership, Harm ony
supplies the clinic, according to Corona.
Dental assistant students need work
experience and often go out to clinics to
get it, but by providing a clinic such as
this at the Harmony campus, students
can get their hands-on experience in the
classroom.
. While this is generally a one-day event
that occurs once a year, Corona is trying
to get this to happen more often. There
is a possibility o f it happening twice a
m onth, according to Jarett Gilbert, the
director of health science.
For those wishing to get the chance at
a free cleaning or any of the other two
procedures, Compassion Tigard highly
suggests arriving early. The event starts
àt 8 a.m .an d goes until 3 p.m . at Tigard
High School.
Haley Stewart practices a procedure
on a mannequin on March 6.
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