A Maine dentist founded a nonprofit organization which provides free-of-charge oral care to children, the elderly, veterans and more in the local community.
Whether you like or loathe a trip to the dentist’s office, those pearly whites need tending to one way or another. It's why a former brick-and-mortar office dentist started a nonprofit organization to better serve those with dental care needs in her community. Dentist Amber Lombardi is founder of the Mainely Teeth dental care nonprofit based in Portland, Maine.
During those years, the practicing dentist said she would work in a traditional dentist office while also contributing her services to other nonprofits and dental clinics around the state. 'I would go into schools, nursing homes, people’s houses and had this real passion for meeting people where they were at — doing what I call ‘street dentistry’,' she said. This is how she said she began seeing firsthand how much proper dental care attention was needed by many.
But when the pandemic hit in 2020, Lombardi decided to open it up to anyone who needed care. 'We are trying to break down barriers to give people the access to quality, compassionate dental care, which we believe should be a right and a privilege,' she said. The organization is now in 87 different sites across the state of Maine — including nursing homes, schools, veteran facilities and other locations. 'I needed that was basically taking a doctor to your door.
By having this clinic and driving to these sites and parking, we now have a space for people to access that ,' she said to Fox News Digital. The dentist said the truck will visit nursing homes. Residents can wheel their chair right into the mobile truck and have dental work done. The truck is also taken to schools to visit students and children who need dental assistance — allowing Mainely Teeth to serve 20% more patients than it would without the dentistry on wheels capability. Within the last year, the mobile clinic has served over 2,000 people across Maine. And yes, although the numbers are a symbol of an accomplishment, Lombardi says it’s not enough.
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