Here are four things to know.
1. The clinic will provide the dental care over a three-week period at St. Anthony Elementary School in Milwaukee.
2. Two hygienists and two assistants employed by Columbia St. Mary’s are staffing the clinic.
3. The clinic is part of Columbia St. Mary’s Smart Smiles program. The health system will visit 58 schools as part of the program this school year, providing preventive care to approximately 10,000 children, according to the report.
4. Columbia St. Mary’s is also fundraising for a mobile dental clinic designed to offer urgent dental care and treat cavities at schools in the Milwaukee area, according to the report. So far, the health system has raised $550,000, including a $100,000 grant from Delta Dental of Wisconsin, and hopes to raise $1 million, reports Mailwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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