Do you have a passion for helping the community? Are you looking for hands-on experience in patient interaction and treatment? Maybe you would like to learn more about the business aspect of running a successful clinic? If you said yes to any of the above, then this upcoming opportunity might be right for you!
425 Smiles & UW Dental School’s Husky Smiles and PMI Dental Hygiene Program are excited to announce our Spring quarter community event on Saturday, April 6, 2024, with Dr. Oleg, a UWSOD graduate and founder of 425 Dental in Issaquah. This is the first time this year this free event is being held, and is designed to assist members of our community who are financially struggling or unable to afford routine dental care the opportunity to receive the treatment they need at no cost.
By volunteering with 425 Dental at this event, you will have the opportunity to:
425 Dental is located at 710 NW Juniper St, Issaquah, WA. Dr. Oleg, founder, expresses his desire to give dental and hygiene students an opportunity for real-world application and experience that he wished he had during dental school.
To learn more about 425 Dental, visit https://www.425dental.com/
Date: Saturday, Saturday, April 6, 2024
Location: 425 Dental – 710 NW Juniper St, Suite 101, Issaquah, WA 98027
Time: 6:45am set up | clinic 8am-2pm
Following the event you can hear and participate in the following:
Please note that volunteer spaces are limited, and volunteers MUST confirm their participation closer to the event date in order to ensure that all of our student volunteers are able to get as much experience on the day of the event as possible. Those interested may sign up on a first come, first served basis. Additional volunteers will be added to a waitlist. If any volunteer does not promptly confirm their intent to participate, we will refer to our waitlist to fill that volunteer slot.
For questions:
UW Dental School Students, please contact:
Deborah Lee, debsorah@uw.edu, Class of 2024
PMI Dental Hygiene Students, please contact:
Melisa McCannel, RDH, MS, PMI Dental Hygiene Program Director: mmccannel@pmi.edu
Erica Parks, RDH, MPH, PMI Dental Hygiene Community Health Instructor: eparks@pmi.edu
Non-UW or PMI Volunteers, please contact:
The 425 Smiles Team, community@425dental.com
Dr. Oleg, Dr. Travis Nelson (Chair, Pediatric Dentistry, UW SoD), Alex Choe (425 Dental DA)
David, 3rd year UW SoD Dental Student