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Two-year -old Lianna gets a quick dental lesson while her sister, Gianna, gets treatment.
Interprofessional WesternU
team makes a house call
W WesternU officials reviewed the family’s medical
Western University of Health Sciences sent an
interprofessional team from the College of Dental
histories, performed visual dental exams, placed a
Medicine and the College of Graduate Nursing to
temporary restoration on a fractured tooth, and
the Pomona, Calif. home of Lisa Richards to
provide dental care and medical evaluations to her
two weeks later and set up a portable dental unit in
and her four children. triaged the urgency for their care. They returned
the family’s kitchen, where they fixed 3-year-old
The special home visit came at the request of the Gianna’s chipped tooth and gave Lisa a dental
Pomona Unified School District, which has a cleaning.
strong partnership with WesternU. Richards’ 6-
year-old son Isaac is being home schooled because “It was a relief,” Richards said about her family
he has Hemophilia B Factor IX deficiency. Richards receiving dental treatment. “My boys were having
told PUSD about her family’s medical issues and a lot of problems with their teeth hurting them.”
PUSD officials in turn reached out to WesternU
College of Dental Medicine Associate Dean for They also gave fluoride treatments to the family
Community Partnerships and Access to Care and demonstrated proper brushing techniques to
Timothy Martinez, DMD. the children.
WesternU View Summer 2014 21
Interprofessional WesternU
team makes a house call
W WesternU officials reviewed the family’s medical
Western University of Health Sciences sent an
interprofessional team from the College of Dental
histories, performed visual dental exams, placed a
Medicine and the College of Graduate Nursing to
temporary restoration on a fractured tooth, and
the Pomona, Calif. home of Lisa Richards to
provide dental care and medical evaluations to her
two weeks later and set up a portable dental unit in
and her four children. triaged the urgency for their care. They returned
the family’s kitchen, where they fixed 3-year-old
The special home visit came at the request of the Gianna’s chipped tooth and gave Lisa a dental
Pomona Unified School District, which has a cleaning.
strong partnership with WesternU. Richards’ 6-
year-old son Isaac is being home schooled because “It was a relief,” Richards said about her family
he has Hemophilia B Factor IX deficiency. Richards receiving dental treatment. “My boys were having
told PUSD about her family’s medical issues and a lot of problems with their teeth hurting them.”
PUSD officials in turn reached out to WesternU
College of Dental Medicine Associate Dean for They also gave fluoride treatments to the family
Community Partnerships and Access to Care and demonstrated proper brushing techniques to
Timothy Martinez, DMD. the children.
WesternU View Summer 2014 21
