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37 people are interested
Special Smiles (Dental) Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
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37 people are interested
What we do: Help us provide dental screenings to our Special Olympics athletes: children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Events occur year-round throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Who we need: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants and Students, trained on-site to provide all-day screening exams.
Benefits of Helping Special Olympics Florida Special Smiles
- Feeling good about helping an athlete overcome the fear of visiting an oral health professional
- Seeing athletes go home with a free toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and gum.
- Enjoying the camaraderie of working together with a group of your fellow professionals
- Having the ability of increasing the number of patients in your practice: your practice will grow once word gets around that you work with persons with intellectual disabilities
- Receive free CEU’s with AGD or for hours volunteered at Games depending on your agency, school or professional organization
More opportunities with Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
Location:
5420 W Cypress St, Tampa, FL 33607, US
Mission Statement
Healthy Community is a premier, health care delivery approach that focuses on the whole person with an intellectual or developmental disability and provides integrated health care coordination.
Description
Healthy Community offers free health screenings to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in addition to coordination of care services, wellness classes, and community engagement events.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5420 W Cypress StreetTampa, FL 33607
DATE POSTED
February 21, 2018
SKILLS
- Dental
- Healthcare
- Nursing
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 20
- Orientation or Training