Del Mar provides Coastal Bend residents with free services while offering students hands-on experience to complete the clinical hours required to finish the program.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — If you’ve been putting off getting your teeth checked out, look no further. Del Mar College is once again offering free dental cleaning services.
Del Mar College said it’s time to make your smile a little brighter while saving you some money by providing more than just free cleanings.
The Dental Hygiene Clinic offers a variety of services, including medical history reviews, blood pressure screenings, intra-oral examinations, dental preliminary assessments, periodontal assessments, dental hygiene education, oral cancer screenings, radiographs (x-rays), fluoride treatments (as needed), selective polishing, conservative periodontal therapy, dental hygiene therapy, and dental sealants.
Services are underway and run through early December, but you can sign up today to get assessed.
Assistant Instructor of Dental Hygiene at Del Mar College said, “With our free services we provide cleanings, X-rays, sealants, we do a limited exam. All of it is no charge to our community. All that we ask for is their time and we can do multiple appointments that are lengthy, about 3 hours long, but that way our students have that time to be instructed by our instructors and we are all here to. Watch over them at all times and our community gets all those free services.”
The clinic requires students to gain hands-on experience to complete the hours needed for the program, and they are supervised throughout the appointment.
The hours of operation are Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon with appointments required. To schedule a “qualifying appointment,” call 361-698-2854 or email dentalclinic@delmar.edu.