Local Dental Clinic Offers Free Dental Service

Community members got a chance to have free dental work done on Saturday at Comfort Care Dental of Pocatello’s ‘Smiles from Santa.”

KPVI News that Works for You was there and talked to people that got to take advantage of the free service.

“It helped me so that I don’t have to pay so much,” says Sasha Robinson, dental patient.

Sasha Robinson and her daughter were getting work done on their teeth at Comfort Care Dental of Pocatello’s ‘Smiles from Santa’ event on Saturday.

“Because I have about six cavities and I wanted to get one done so that it lessened my bill amount,” says Robinson.

Over the past 11 years the program has provided more than 300 thousand dollars in free dental care and helped over 12 hundred people.

Dr. Nathan George was doing the dental work on Robinson and her daughter.  He says it feels good to be able to provide this free service at this time of year.

“It is a tough time and we feel very blessed and we feel like we are very fortunate here in our practice and it’s our opportunity to give back to the community that we love,” says Dr. Nathan George, Dentist at Comfort Care Dental.

Cody Mitchell came to Comfort Care to get a free filling.  He says he doesn’t have insurance and hasn’t seen a dentist in 10 years.

“I think it’s an awesome thing.  It’s the time of the season.  It’s all about giving and this is good that these people can give to all of us unfortunate who don’t have insurance,’ says Cody Mitchell, dental patient.

As for Robinson, she says the free service offered lets her know that they care about the community.

“I just want to thank them.  I think it’s awesome what they did today,” says Robinson.

This is the first year that Comfort Care Dental offered the ‘Smiles from Santa’ event in Pocatello.

People were offered one free extraction or filling.

Over 30 volunteers donated their time.

Source: http://www.kpvi.com/mostpopular/story/Local-Dental-Clinic-Offers-Free-Dental-Service/veq7Ib4aFEaY1wfeG8TQcQ.cspx

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