Truly inclusive oral healthcare
Every person deserves access to oral healthcare, but there are barriers which exclude many people from attending a clinic or a hospital. This includes people with physical disability or mobility challenges due to chronic pain, people with autism who have sensory sensitivities, people who find it difficult to leave their homes due to agoraphobia, anxiety or multiple severe allergies. Aligning with my passion for inclusion and reaching those who face the most barriers to accessing care, it has been an incredible first week partnering with Respect Dental’s mobile dental service and creating access to specialist oral healthcare services for people who otherwise would not be able to receive it, in the comfort of their own homes and living facilities.
I am looking forward to contributing to this truly inclusive service in our shared mission of creating more equitable oral health outcomes for every person, regardless of their age, race, gender, medical status and whether or not they have a disability, as every person deserves the right to eat, speak and smile freely.
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