Putnam Health Department Has Its Long-Awaited Dentist
The Putnam County Health Department will begin providing dental services for the first time in seven years. Putnam County Health Department Director Lisa Bumbalough said the department will provide full-scale dental service five days a week. That includes cleanings, extractions, fillings, and oral exams. She said the Upper Cumberland is seeing a dental healthcare shortage […]
Van Buren PreK-8th Graders To Receive Free Preventative Dental Care Through State Program
Van Buren County PreK through 8th-grade students will have the opportunity for free dental care. Through the State’s Department of Health, the School-Based Dental Prevention Program will be providing sealants, fluoride varnish, dental screenings, and education. Coordinated School Health Director Kelly Lewis said this opportunity comes every three or four years. “Because we don’t have […]
Cookeville RAM Clinic Needs Dental, Vision Professional Volunteers
Remote Area Medical is coming to Cookeville and is need of dental and vision professionals to volunteer for its March clinic. Senior Volunteer Coordinator Loni Maughan said they cannot have these clinics without the generosity of volunteers. Maughan said dentists would provide extractions and fillings, vision professionals would help patients get glasses the same day […]
