Friday Means Free Dental Care for Needy Kids
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THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- At least half a million children across the United States will receive free dental services Friday, Feb. 4, as part of the American Dental Association's (ADA) nationwide Give Kids a Smile Day.
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Dentists are turning away patients because local health chiefs are running out of funds, dental leaders say.
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Joi Freemont, a dentist in suburban Atlanta, doesn't have to look further than her appointment book to tell that people are worried about money.
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Britons who can't afford private care struggle to find dentists via the National Health Service
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Kids who need their tonsils removed can be in and out of the hospital on the same day, in many cases, Spanish doctors report.
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Computer Banc will hold a volunteer orientation Thursday, Sept. 14.  High school and college students are encouraged to attend. Anyone with technical and non-technical skills is invited to help children with technology.
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The Children's Cultural Center offered people a free trip around the world Sunday.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Judy Salvador, a retired American Airlines ticket agent, recently typed two words into Google's search engine: "cheap dentists."
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A new scheme will see parents from low income families getting vouchers for free fruit and vegetables.
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Breast-feeding appears to help prevent crooked teeth in babies, says a study in the current issue of the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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The tale of seven Houston children abandoned in squalor in Nigeria has touched the hearts of many who are reaching out with offers of assistance.
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Thousands of the area&#39;s neediest children had a special Christmas package to unwrap this morning, delivered by a volunteer-run charity that relies on the kindness of West Michigan donors.
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Ugandan children who have completed primary school benefit from free education at many secondary schools.
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The death of a Prince George's County boy this week from an infection that started with an abscessed tooth has spurred lawmakers to demand better dental care for poor children and has prompted a deluge of calls to local dentists for advice and appointments.
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You can donate without giving dollars and cents.
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WEST PALM BEACH - If you fall into the high-risk categories for getting influenza, you still need a flu shot and you don&#39;t mind driving to Broward County on Thursday, you can probably get immunized for free - or for $20.
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The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.