September 12, 2018
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Lisa DiTommaso (left) and Tanya Murdock welcome patients to the Russell Street Dental Clinic which
serves the low-income community by charging fees on a sliding scale. The clinic recently hired a
new full time dentist and upgraded facilities to serve more people. An open house will be held this
Saturday afternoon to celebrate.
Russell Clinic Expands
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Second dentist
to serve
low-income
community
ENTERTAINMENT
d anny p eterson
t he p ortland o bserver
The Russell Street Dental Clin-
ic, which has served low-income
community members from its
north Portland headquarters for
over 40 years, recently hired a
second full time dentist and is now
accepting new patients and cele-
brating by holding an open house
this Saturday afternoon.
The clinic, which is operated
by Oregon Health and Sciences
by
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fee which may benefit low income
people.
“It’s based on the federal pov-
erty level. So patients depending
on their income will either get a 25
percent or 40 percent discount if
they qualify. They need to bring in
proof of income when they come
in,“ DiTommaso said.
Preventative care, cleanings,
fillings, tooth extractions, partial
or full dentures, and crowns are
some of the services the clinic
provides.
The open house of the clinic
is this Saturday, Sept. 15, at 214
N Russell St. from 1pm t o 3pm.
More information can be found by
calling the clinic at 503-494-6822
or by sending an email to russell-
street@ohsu.edu.
Community
Support
for Nike
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O PINION
C LASSIFIEDS
University, also recently upgraded
their facilities, taking down a bar-
rier near the reception desk.
“Now it’s open and nice,” Rus-
sell Street Dental Clinic Practice
Manager Lisa DiTommaso told
the Portland Observer. “We’ve
planted shrubs and plants outside
so we’ve made it look more invit-
ing and welcoming.”
The clinic was previously un-
able to take new patients for the
past year as only one dentist, Dr.
Dmitri Aleksandrov, worked there.
Now they have a second-full time
dentist, Dr. Erin Waid, to help
shoulder the patient load, DiTom-
maso said.
The clinic accepts Oregon
Health Plan, as well as private
insurance, and has a sliding scale
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Nike got some community
support last week when it made
former NFL quarterback Colin
Kaepernick the face of its 30th
anniversary ‘Just do It’ adver-
tising campaign.
Lawrence Jefferson, a Van-
couver resident and Portland
native, made a sign praising
photo by M ark W ashington /t he p ortland o bserver
Nike for its decision and dis-
Portland
native
Lawrence Jefferson displays the billboard he
played the billboard at Nike
c ontinued on p age 4
created in support of Nike for picking former NFL quarterback
Colin Kaepernick as the face of its 30th anniversary ‘Just do It’
advertising campaign.