January 23, 2021
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OGLESBY – The Illinois Valley Community College’s Dental Assisting Program will be offering free or reduced-cost dental clinics for IVCC students, staff and the community.
Clinics are 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays Jan. 29 through May 7 (excluding March 19) in the Dental Lab. Screening days for new patients only are Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 and include x-rays, a comprehensive exam, treatment plans and oral hygiene instruction. Recommended treatment will be scheduled. Treatments are free for IVCC students and employees and qualifying patients are charged $30. The May 7 clinic is for small restorations at $25 per restoration.
The clinics do not provide any oral surgery, removable or fixed prosthetics (dentures/partials), orthodontic procedures or prescribe any medications. IVCC Dental Assisting students have taken courses on Getting Ahead of the Next Stage of the COVID-19 Crisis as well as Interim Dental Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for the COVID 19 Response.