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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.
Dental clinic for low-income Londoners opens to patients
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Under newly released guidelines, in-person visiting can resume at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette next week.
According to a news release from Karen Clarke, director of community relations, visits can resume next Wednesday providing they meet the following criteria: All visits must be scheduled no sooner than one week in advance, visits must be scheduled between 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and each visitor is limited to no more than two visits per week.
Other visiting options include virtual, window and theater visits, and those must also be scheduled.
All persons visiting at The Legacy will be screened for symptoms upon arrival, and no visiting will be allowed by anyone who is sick or symptomatic. In addition, visitors must wear the required personal protective equipment upon arrival, visits will be allowed in the resident’s room only, and visits are limited to one visitor at a time.