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Customized Bus Bringing Dental Care To Detroit-Area Children

/ CBS Detroit

DETROIT (AP) - A customized bus will travel the Detroit area providing comprehensive dental care and oral health education to children.

The University of Detroit Mercy now has a so-called mobile dental coach that will bring dental care to children at schools across Wayne County, starting with Noble Elementary-Middle School in Detroit.

Funding from the Delta Dental Foundation is supporting the effort.

University of Detroit Mercy dental students and faculty will provide diagnostic, preventive and restorative treatment from the bus.

 

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