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Pacific Dental Services Foundation Provides $440,179 in
Donated Dentistry in Ethiopia
The Pacific Dental Services Foundation, a charitable arm of Pacific Dental that's committed
to providing oral health care to those in need, traveled to the Tigray region of Ethiopia to provide
comprehensive oral health care to patients in need in the communities of Mekelle and Hawzen.
From Sept. 13-21, members of the PDS Foundation, dentists and volunteers served alongside
the Dental School at Mekelle University and the Relief Society of Tigray to provide dentistry for
555 patients.
Since its first service trip to Ethiopia in 2014, the PDS Foundation has served more than
11,000 patients and provided more than $7,100,000 in donated dentistry. According to the World
Health Organization, it's estimated that 71% of Ethiopians are affected by oral health-related
illnesses. Clinicians and volunteers worked shoulder to shoulder with the Dental School at Mekelle
University to provide coaching and training for their dental students. The clinicians provide
patients with comprehensive oral health care, including cleanings, X-rays, scaling and root planing,
restorations and extractions, if needed.

Delta Dental and Affiliates Announce New Treatment Service
Through Virtudent
In its mission to advance oral health and wellness, Delta Dental of California and its
affiliates announced a new treatment service to make it easy and convenient for customers
to access diagnostic and preventive dental care to maintain better overall oral health.
Through Virtudent, a provider of on-premise, preventive dentistry services for
employers, Delta Dental customers in select regions of New York, Pennsylvania and Texas
will now have the opportunity to receive oral health care at their workplace.
The Virtudent offering brings the diagnostic and preventive services typically
performed at a dentist's office-including a complete oral health exam, cleaning and
X-rays-right to the patient's workplace. The new service is intended to help patients stay
healthier and promote preventive oral health by reducing barriers to care and the possibility
of more costly and time-consuming procedures in the future.

NOVEMBER 2019 // dentaltown.com

Dexis Titanium Sensor
Now Integrated with
Dentrix Ascend
KaVo Kerr recently announced
that its latest digital intraoral sensor,
Dexis Titanium, now integrates
with the cloud-based practice
management system Dentrix Ascend
by Henry Schein One.
Clinicians can now use their
existing Dentrix or Ascend imaging
software with Dexis Titanium,
which features an unconditional
replacement warranty. The sensor
also features Dexis PerfectSize
shape and TrueComfort design,
making it a comfortable, single-sized
sensor solution for adult and child
patients.
For more information about the
integration, call 888-275-5286.

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