On March 9, Meharry Medical College held its Oral Health Day. Hundreds of Nashville-area residents were able to receive cleanings, extractions, oral hygiene and nutritional counseling and fillings. The event is organized annually by the Meharry Chapter of the Association of Dental Students (ASDA) in partnership with Remote Area Medical (RAM), a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics that delivers free dental, vision and medical care to those in need.
A full lobby of patients waits for free dental services during Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
A student dentist takes care of a patient during Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
School of Medicine student Lindsay Taylor Ber takes medical information from a patient during registration at Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
A student dentist takes care of a patient during Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Medical student Akrin Chinnery takes the blood pressure of a dental patient during registration at Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Meharry president James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D. looks on as the college’s dental students take care of a patient during Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
A student dentist takes care of a patient during Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
One of the many busy dental clinics at Meharry Medical College’s Oral Health Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019.
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