{"id":55859,"date":"2019-06-11T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=55859"},"modified":"2019-06-14T09:53:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:53:02","slug":"azmom-dental-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/azmom-dental-event\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU, AZ MOM keep Flagstaff smiling with free dental care event (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 10, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This weekend, Northern Arizona University opened the doors of its Rolle Activity Center to host a two-day event providing free dental care to hundreds of northern Arizona community members. Working 12-hour days on June 7 and 8, volunteers treated patients with dental issues small and large. The university partnered with the Arizona Dental Mission of Mercy (AZ MOM) and a number of local sponsors to create an event that brought the community together, helped neighbors in need and provided NAU students an invaluable learning opportunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs-.jpg\" alt=\"dental chairs in Rolle Activity Center\" class=\"wp-image-55873\" width=\"361\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs-.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--232x174.jpg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-dental-chairs--600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the event, Rolle Activity Center was transformed into a\n50-chair dental clinic. Treatments included fillings, cleanings, extractions,\nroot canals, X-rays and denture fittings. All members of the community in need\nof dental care were welcome without restriction or prior qualifications, and patients\nwere not screened for insurance status, income level or residency status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CDAS Foundation reported: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>616 patients served<\/li><li>$650,000 in free dental services (approximately)<\/li><li>$1,055 in free dental services per patient, on average<\/li><li>57 crowns<\/li><li>68 dentures<\/li><li>30 root canals<\/li><li>568 extracted teeth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student volunteers were involved at every level, getting hands-on experience working with patients in a supervised, real-life setting. In addition to dental hygiene students, nursing students performed health assessments on patients checking in and physical therapy students screened patients for temporomandibular disorder, a pain in the jaw joint and muscles that control jaw movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are modeling interprofessional practice, which is the\nwave of the future,\u201d said <strong>Lynda Ransdell<\/strong>,\ndean of the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). \u201cThe most effective\npatient care is now done in an interprofessional setting whereby the whole\npatient is treated based on their overall health. Clinicians from a variety of\ndisciplines gather together to discuss optimal and holistic treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not just CHHS that helped out, either. Along with the\ndental hygiene department and the College of Nursing, NAU PD, parking services,\nfacility services and ITS all had leadership roles in planning and implementing\nthis monumental task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-working-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Patients getting treated at clinic\" class=\"wp-image-55875\" width=\"302\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-working-1-1.jpg 562w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-working-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-working-1-1-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azmom.org\/\">AZ MOM<\/a>, a central Arizona-based organization, north started with President <strong>Rita Cheng<\/strong>. She\u2019d heard of the dental events in Phoenix and thought the people of northern Arizona could benefit from the same type of care. Cheng brought Ransdell and dental hygiene chair <strong>Tracye Moore<\/strong> on board to figure out how NAU could make this happen for the Flagstaff community. The group saw the significant need for dental care in the area, Ransdell said, as well as the expansive community of dentists and dental hygienists willing to help provide just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA new smile allows these patients to get a job, interact\nwith friends and family again and no longer be in pain,\u201d Cheng said. \u201cThank you\nto the hundreds of dentists and other community members who volunteer for this\nand other events thought the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result of the community\u2019s collective efforts was the first AZ MOM North dental event taking place on the NAU campus, coordinated by assistant clinical professor of dental hygiene <strong>Amy Smith<\/strong>. On the planning committee with Smith were dental hygienists and NAU alumnae <strong>Kim Freeman<\/strong> and <strong>Jenny Garcia<\/strong>, who also is an adjunct dental hygiene instructor. Among several community partners were the Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation, which helped NAU with organization and implementation, and the Arizona Dental Association and Northern Arizona Dental Society, which offered consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"AZ MOM shutdown\/cleanup crew \" class=\"wp-image-55876\" width=\"372\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/AZMOM-shutdowncleanup-crew.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><figcaption>The event shutdown\/clean-up crew<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis event provided a wonderful opportunity for the\ncommunity to work together to provide dental care, which is linked to many\nother aspects of physical health,\u201d Ransdell said. \u201cOur students were volunteers\nand learned about giving back to the community and the powerful impact that can\nhave.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCAQT0Gk_ME\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/azmom-dental-event\/\">June 10, 2019 This weekend, Northern Arizona University opened the doors of its Rolle Activity Center to host a two-day event providing free dental care to hundreds of northern Arizona community members. Working 12-hour days on June 7 and 8, volunteers treated patients with dental issues small and large. 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