29 November 2021

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St. David’s Foundation donate a Van to expand dental care access for underserved children in Lone Star State

provides mobile dental van for pediatric dentist in central Texas Sometimes a van can do so much more than just being a van.It can provide access to care.Help the underserved.Establish dental homes.

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Dr. Alexandra Otto, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist in Buda, Texas, through her nonprofit foundation, has a goal of providing free pediatric dental care to children in rural counties in Central Texas who otherwise have little to no access to care.

The grant was facilitated by Shailee Gupta, D.D.S., chair of the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention, through her role as chief dental officer of the Texas-based St. David’s Foundation. St. David’s Foundation has one of the largest charity-based mobile dental programs in the country and is guided by a commitment to advance health equity.

Both Dr. Gupta and Dr. Otto — a graduate and current participant, respectively — have been a part of the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership, with Dr. Otto’s class project for the institute being the creation of her nonprofit to reach the underserved.

“We are excited and thrilled to extend our outreach through a collaboration with a private specialist in order to bring access to dental care to children in rural counties in Central Texas,” Dr. Gupta said. 

“Programs such as the St. David’s Foundation Mobile Dental Program are the only resource that many of these families can rely upon to help cover the cost of dental services so that children can have all of their treatment needs addressed in a kind and compassionate manner,” said Dr. Otto. “We are so proud to be a community partner with St. David’s Foundation and help provide the care that these children need.”

Source: https://www.ada.org/