International Smile Power (ISP), a nonprofit dental outreach organization, is seeking volunteers to help with its biannual dental day for Tent City 4.
The organization will transport residents of Tent City 4 to Issaquah Family Dentist where they will receive dental screenings, cleanings, and other needed services.
For this weekend's event, the organization is seeking two more volunteer drivers, one additional dental hygienist, and three more dental assistants to help ISP as it works out of the office of Dr. Jeff Zent, dds.
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Dentists meet with the residents a week prior to the dental outreach to screen, answer questions, and most importantly, reduce their anxiety of "going to the dentist."
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On the dental day, volunteer drivers transport residents to and from a local dental office. Licensed hygienists and dentists do exams, cleanings, fillings, x-rays, varnishes and extractions.
Tent City 4 is currently staying at Community Church of Issaquah at: 205 Mt. Park Blvd. SW. Issaquah,WA 98027 until January 2012.
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