Happy Veterans Day! Yesterday, ABC Dental hosted a day of free dentistry to over 140 veterans in the Dayton area. We saw 14 patients per hour from 8:00 to 5:00. Did we run on schedule? No, but what we DID do was complete an exam, xrays, and as much dental work as possible in one appointment for every single veteran we saw. It was such an awesome day.
It was so rewarding because a lot of Veterans are under-insured or have very high co-pays so to be able to get their teeth fixed for FREE was a huge blessing for a lot of these people. Yes, there was the occasional rude patient who got tired of waiting for their turn, but all the appreciative ones made up for it. The last patient did not check out til 10:30 last night. It was a long day for most, but very rewarding.
I love working for a boss who is willing to work with people who don't have insurance or who just don't have much income to get their work done. He and the other doctors really try to accommodate (sometimes too much, we still have to pay the bills) but it's nice to help people out. It's easy to get hard-hearted sometimes when I work so hard at my job and see other people mooching off the government for their Medicaid, but sometimes people really do need help. And after a day like yesterday, I am very reminded of that.
Thank you to all the veterans and those currently serving. We appreciate everything you have done to help us keep the freedom we have.
Here is a picture of ABC Dental's 2nd year birthday cake. Isn't it cute??
It was so rewarding because a lot of Veterans are under-insured or have very high co-pays so to be able to get their teeth fixed for FREE was a huge blessing for a lot of these people. Yes, there was the occasional rude patient who got tired of waiting for their turn, but all the appreciative ones made up for it. The last patient did not check out til 10:30 last night. It was a long day for most, but very rewarding.
I love working for a boss who is willing to work with people who don't have insurance or who just don't have much income to get their work done. He and the other doctors really try to accommodate (sometimes too much, we still have to pay the bills) but it's nice to help people out. It's easy to get hard-hearted sometimes when I work so hard at my job and see other people mooching off the government for their Medicaid, but sometimes people really do need help. And after a day like yesterday, I am very reminded of that.
Thank you to all the veterans and those currently serving. We appreciate everything you have done to help us keep the freedom we have.
Here is a picture of ABC Dental's 2nd year birthday cake. Isn't it cute??
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