Our first primary goal of our SLICE Project was to improve the homeless community’s oral health. This might seem like an ambitious goal for Westminster Pre-Dentistry students, but with the team that we have, anything is possible! To accomplish this, we fundraised 550 dental kits from local doctors. After fundraising, we partnered up with the Social Science Club and held a service project at Pioneer Park. We distributed 47 dental kits and 46 sandwiches to the local homeless community.
Our second goal was to increase the homelessness awareness amongst the Westminster College community. To accomplish this, we set up a table in Shaw Center and taught the campus about homelessness in Utah. This was a great event and allowed us to fundraise $140 for our cause. After this, we partnered up with Habitat for Humanity to fundraise money for both our causes at their on campus Flee Market. At this event, we fundraised another $20 from the Westminster community. All fundraised money went towards more dental supplies for the homeless.
Left over Dental Kits: 250 of the Dental Kits will be going to Thailand with a Westminster Service Group to help improve Thailand’s oral health. The remaining 250 will be distributed throughout our local homeless community by Mr. Teeth and his team of Pre-Dentistry volunteers!
Future Plans!: Our SLICE Project was only the beginning. Mr. Teeth’s Homeless Dental Relief will be a fully operating NPO or NGO by the end of 2010! WE cannot stop after the amazing response we received from the local community. Without the SLICE Program, we would never have been able to get this idea off the ground. Now, after only one semester, we’re ready to improve our community’s oral health is a very big way!
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