Oral Disability Rescue.
Our Mission
Oral Disability Rescue (ODR), a not-for-profit charitable organization, is a group of volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and hundreds of thoughtful American citizens that as an advocacy group, pursues several crucial objectives to help the underserved population.
Our goal is to make sure that dental care is provided to our focus group of older adults, veterans and those living below the threshold of poverty.
We strive to fight the neglect and sometimes abuse that the underserved population is facing when it comes to access to oral care.
Help residents find a local mobile dentist that would be visiting them at least 2 or 3 times per year. We believe that qualified dentists with training in treating older adults should visit residents, instead of obligating residents to visit the dental offices and cause an increase in transport costs for either residents or the community. All residents deserve to have access to adequate dental prevention and care.
Supporters
Despite the importance of dental care to overall health, many people unfortunately have limited access to dental services. We must work together to ensure that all of our seniors below the poverty threshold have access to full health services, not only medical.
Fundraisers
Your contribution will help bring compassionate dental care to orally disabled and/or handicapped older adults, as well as families in need with no dental insurance and whose income is below the poverty threshold set by the U.S. government.
“Despite the critical nature of dental services as part of overall health care, access to dental care is unfortunately very limited for older adults in our current system. Our older adults deserve better. We must work together to ensure that all our older adults have access to full health services and not only medical.”
Supporters
Oral Disability Rescue, a not-for-profit organization, is helping orally handicapped older adults with their dental needs .We are happy to announce that a well-known, experienced UCLA faculty member from the Departments of Periodontics has accepted to provide, at no charge, an in-depth theoretical and practical hands-on training on Implant Dentistry to those general dentists that would volunteer a few hours of their time on a monthly basis to treat orally handicapped older adults and veterans. If you are interested, please send an email to info@oraldisabilityrescue.org.
Donate to Support
Your contribution will help by bringing compassionate dental care to orally disabled and/or handicapped veterans, Orally Disabled , as well as families in need, with no dental insurance whose low income is below the “poverty threshold” set by the U.S. government.
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