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Dental hygiene clinic on campus works for you
For those who don't have health insurance, then the clinic can help as well
Ramos, Joe
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: Points Of View
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Do you remember when you were a young child watching cartoons and eating candy?
Candy is great at any age but if eaten to excess it can cause cavities. Candy could be considered a dentist's best friend because cavities mean a trip to the dentist.
When was the last time you took a trip to the dentist? For some college students the answer might be last week, a few months ago, or even a few years ago. Which category do you fit in?
Well, the trip to the dentist shouldn't be a barrier for you. For some students going to see a dentist is no problem because they are on their parent's insurance plan but what if you are not?
A visit to the dentist might be a little expensive for your student budget, that is, unless you visit Chabot College's Dental Hygiene Clinic on campus. That all-important trip to the dentist's office may be as close as building 2200, Room 2204.
I found the clinic last semester while rushing to class and almost stumbling over a sign placed in front of Building 2200. (The sign advertised teeth cleaning at a ridiculously low price.)
The Clinic focuses on cleaning your teeth. It also focuses on reaching out to the community, to those people who don't have medical or dental insurance.
If you are living on your own, or are single or a working mother, then you may be living on a tight budget.
Whether you are young, elderly, or in between, this clinic is for you, especially if you are a college student without medical or dental insurance.
You can be a student at any college not just Chabot. If you are a student, the price is 50 percent off the already low price of $20 for a light cleaning and $60 for a heavy cleaning, whereas this cleaning might cost you up to $180 at a private dentist's office.
I interviewed JoAnn Galliano, the director of Chabot's Dental Hygiene Clinic. According to Galliano, "The Dental Hygiene Clinic has been in existence for 37 years at Chabot College." "Out of 289 applications to study dental hygiene only 89 were qualified and from that number we only accepted 20," said Galliano.
Candy is great at any age but if eaten to excess it can cause cavities. Candy could be considered a dentist's best friend because cavities mean a trip to the dentist.
When was the last time you took a trip to the dentist? For some college students the answer might be last week, a few months ago, or even a few years ago. Which category do you fit in?
Well, the trip to the dentist shouldn't be a barrier for you. For some students going to see a dentist is no problem because they are on their parent's insurance plan but what if you are not?
A visit to the dentist might be a little expensive for your student budget, that is, unless you visit Chabot College's Dental Hygiene Clinic on campus. That all-important trip to the dentist's office may be as close as building 2200, Room 2204.
I found the clinic last semester while rushing to class and almost stumbling over a sign placed in front of Building 2200. (The sign advertised teeth cleaning at a ridiculously low price.)
The Clinic focuses on cleaning your teeth. It also focuses on reaching out to the community, to those people who don't have medical or dental insurance.
If you are living on your own, or are single or a working mother, then you may be living on a tight budget.
Whether you are young, elderly, or in between, this clinic is for you, especially if you are a college student without medical or dental insurance.
You can be a student at any college not just Chabot. If you are a student, the price is 50 percent off the already low price of $20 for a light cleaning and $60 for a heavy cleaning, whereas this cleaning might cost you up to $180 at a private dentist's office.
I interviewed JoAnn Galliano, the director of Chabot's Dental Hygiene Clinic. According to Galliano, "The Dental Hygiene Clinic has been in existence for 37 years at Chabot College." "Out of 289 applications to study dental hygiene only 89 were qualified and from that number we only accepted 20," said Galliano.
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