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Career-Defining Experience

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Guest post courtesy of Christopher Walker, Volunteer Coordinator, NCMOM; UNC School of Dentistry 2016 Support the work of NCMOM and other efforts to deliver dental care to the underserved by watching and sharing this Inspired story. At every North Carolina Missions of Mercy clinic, I notice the long line of patients who waited outside through the night, [...]

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Mission-Driven Dentistry

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Guest post courtesy of Rob Doherty, DDS, MPH, Dental Director of Greene County Health Care, Inc. Originally appeared online at DentistryIQ. Support the work of Dr. Doherty and others committed to bringing dental care to the underserved by watching and sharing this Inspired story. Like most of us in the dental profession, I went to [...]

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North Carolina’s Free Medical Clinics: Altering the Perception of Free Healthcare

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Post courtesy of Jason Baisden, Executive Director, North Carolina Association of Free Clinics In North Carolina and throughout the United States, free medical clinics often have to fight the false perception that the quality of care they provide is somehow sub-standard.  As the old saying goes, “You get what you pay for,” and many believe [...]

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