Dental Care for Vulnerable Populations: Red Deer Opens New Public Health Dental Clinic
A new public dental health clinic has opened in Red Deer, Alberta. The AHS Public Health Dental Clinic is a partnership between Alberta Health Services, Greenshield, Red Deer Street Connect, and Street Clinic Primary Care Network.
To discuss how this initiative came about, Dr. Heidi Rabie, who’s the Chief of Public Health Dental Clinics in Alberta, shares her insights on the positive impact essential dental care can have on vulnerable populations.
“People’s confidence and people’s ability to present in public and to seek jobs is often very influenced by whether they are able to smile.”
Dr. Heidi Rabie
Dr. Rabie would like to acknowledge the following people and organizations for their contribution to this initiative:
Do you have a discussion topic or presentation you’d like to share with your colleagues on CDA Oasis or in CDA Essentials magazine? We'd love to hear from you! Topics can be related to the dental office setting, be clinical in nature, demonstrate social or community impact, and more!
Please send brief details to publications@cda-adc.ca
