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Dental pros, students volunteer services for children who need care
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Volunteers donned T-shirts Friday for “Give Kids a Smile” day at Lanier Technical College, including shirts referencing the movie “Despicable Me” and its characters. - photo by NAT GURLEY
More than 200 kids from Hall County and Gainesville schools took a trip to the dentist Friday. As part of the national “Give Kids a Smile” event, about 150 dental professionals and volunteers from across North Georgia came together to provide easily accessible dental care to qualifying children and to raise awareness of the lack of dental care for some children. “Especially during tough economic times, dental care is one of the things a lot of parents don’t consider a priority when they are making financial decisions,” said Mamie Coker, health services coordinator for the Hall County school system.