University of Louisville dental students working a rotation at the Red Bird Dental Clinic in southeastern Kentucky got an opportunity to fulfill UofL’s brand-new president throughout a recent check out to the area with a state lawmaker.
Kim Schatzel, who was visiting the remote location with Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, published selfies with the trainees on social networks and applauded the collaboration.
and Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester (right) talk with a service provider at Red Bird Dental Clinic.
“UofL plays a vital role in preparing future dentists to serve patients throughout the commonwealth and beyond. I am so proud of the work that our dental students are doing at the Red Bird Clinic, filling a need that would likely be unmet without them,” said Schatzel. “This partnership is truly beneficial to all involved. Our students enrich their educational experience, and the residents of southeastern Kentucky receive exceptional care.”
UofL has actually partnered with the center in Beverly, Kentucky, given that 2017. UofL oral trainees work there 4 days a week under the instructions of a regional dental expert.
UofL oral trainees work comparable rotations at the Shawnee Dental Clinic in an underserved Louisville metropolitan location and at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, supplying services to citizens of the Jackson Purchase area.
The Red Bird Dental Clinic, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, serves Clay, Bell and Leslie counties and lies in a federal “Promise Zone,” in which high-poverty neighborhoods work carefully with the federal government on concerns such as education, criminal activity, health and financial investment. The center serves about 600 clients a year.
“This educational partnership is making a significant difference in the health and lives of so many families in some of the commonwealth’s most economically depressed areas,” said Stivers. “A rich … opportunity for UofL students means quality dentistry and improved opportunities for many in the region.”
Schatzel and Stivers likewise visited Clay County High School, which is going through comprehensive remodellings.
