Author of the article: Megan Stacey
Publishing date: Apr 12, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read •
Ken Wright, a dentist and adjunct professor at Western University’s Schulich school of medicine and dentistry, led efforts to open an affordable dental clinic for low-income Londoners. Wright said he's embarrassed the new clinic operating out of the Glen Cairn community resource centre is named after him. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press file photo)
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An affordable dental clinic to serve low-income Londoners, slowed by the pandemic after years of fundraising, is finally opening its doors to patients.
There have been some bumps in the road since the Wright Clinic was first proposed more than three years ago, but the effort is expected to create about 4,000 appointments every year for those who can’t afford to go to the dentist.