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Dentists to offer free dental care Aug. 2.

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Drs. Vejayan Krishnan, Aaron Ruskin, William Ruskin and Sarah Kuo

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ith dental care becom-
ing tougher and tougher
to afford, the Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery Associates
of Michigan have partnered with
Dentistry from the Heart for a
unique opportunity. For one day,
Saturday, Aug. 2, the oral surgery
center, located in Farmington Hills,
will offer free dental care to the
community. The members of the
practice include Drs. William and
Aaron Ruskin,
father and son
Jewish dentists,
along with Drs.
Vejayan Krishnan
and Sarah Kuo.
Patients, who
must be 18 or older,
have their choice
Dr. Aaron
of receiving a fill-
Ruskin
ing, extraction or
cleaning. Although
the event is directed toward helping
those who cannot afford to receive
dental care elsewhere, Aaron Ruskin
explains that there will be no pre-
screening.
"Anybody is allowed to come in and
get free dental care that day:' Ruskin
said. "At the end of their procedure
they will also receive a list of dental
homes — places low-income patients
can go for low-cost dental care,
including the Jewish Dental Clinic:'
Dentistry from the Heart has pro-
vided free dental care to low-income
patients worldwide, but this is the
first event it has held in Farmington
Hills. Other doctors in the practice
have participated in similar pro-
grams and decided that it would be
a great way for their own center to

provide for struggling community
members.
"There are a lot of these programs
that pop up throughout the state of
Michigan, so we just felt like this
was a good thing to do and we want-
ed to provide our own avenue for it,"
Ruskin said.
Ruskin, a member of the Jewish
Dental Clinic, said he wanted to be
able to help community members
firsthand, rather than from the back-
ground.
"I'm involved in the Michigan
Dental Association, and there is a
big access-to-care issue that's con-
stantly discussed and debated in the
political scheme, and I wanted to be
able to have some sort of access-to-
care control right here in this office
and be hands on as opposed to just
debating it around a house of del-
egates in Lansing."
Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.
and the event runs through 5 p.m.
Patients are advised to arrive early,
as they will be seen on a first-come,
first-served basis. The line to be
seen may be outside, so it is recom-
mended to dress appropriately for
the weather and to bring chairs,
blankets, snacks, etc. The first 200
patients to arrive are guaranteed to
be seen.
Volunteers are needed for regis-
tration and working with people in
line.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Associates of Michigan is located at
32905 W 12 Mile Road, Suite 200,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334.
For more information or to
volunteer, call (248) 553-3280,
or email Rebecca Cline at rcline@
omsami. com .

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