WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A day to provide dental work for free is being held in Wausau on Friday.
Quirt Family Dentistry will be hosting Free Dentistry Day on Friday, September 20th. The day allows residents in the Wausau community to receive free dental services from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Quirt’s Wausau office.
DDS Joshua Flavin with Quirt Family Dentistry says the event started as a way for the dentistry to give back to the Wausau community. “We try to do a lot to stay involved and we feel that this is one of the best ways to give back to our surrounding community.
“To just offer dental services to people in the area who maybe can’t afford it or are a little apprehensive to come in. This is going to be an open and friendly day for everybody.”
And Flavin means it when he says it’s going to be a friendly and fun day for everyone. He says both the staff and patients have a good time during Free Dentistry Day. “The whole team here gets pretty fired up for it. And same with the patients, we have a lot of fun with them.
“We’ve seen close to 100 patients in that time and done either a filling, extraction or cleaning. And it adds up to a lot of dollars in dentistry that is for free and that was providing for the community.”
Flavin says that Quirt has had patients in the past become full-time patients due to the limited amount of time available on Free Dentistry Day. “We’re very limited in the amount we can do because we want to make sure we can see as many people as possible.
“But a lot of people coming in have more needs than what we can do on that day. So then we ask them if they want to come back for a full comprehensive exam. We will kind of go through with a treatment plan and have them become a full-time patient of ours.”
And for people who may be a little nervous or scared to go to the dentist, Flavin says Free Dentistry Day is the best opportunity for people to come in for a checkup as Quirt tries to make every patient as pleasant as possible.
“When you come in here, we’ll make you feel as comfortable as possible. We’ll not rush you, we will not force you into anything. We will take as much time as you need to make sure that you understand what’s going on, understand what you need. And to make sure that you’re comfortable through the whole thing.”
Quirt Family Dentistry will be offering free cleanings, fillings, and extractions for the event at their office on 200 E. Bridge Street Suite 100. Flavin recommends that those interested in participating in Free Dentistry Day arrive early as patients will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until 1 p.m.
