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CVM student Deanna Grillone holds a nervous patient, Duchess; College of Dental Medicine played large role in Care Harbor Fairplex.

College of Dental Medicine student Sheri Jones said she Ruelas was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, grew up in
was able to treat patients who didn’t have a dental home Fontana, and is the first in her family to attend a
or the finances to get the care they need. The patients will professional school.
be referred to a dental home, and some may become
“Along my path I had professors, counselors and other
patients of the WesternU Dental Center.
people who always encouraged me,” she said. “I want to
“I just thought it’s amazing that so many people are pass that on to all the communities we are serving today.
coming together to provide care to people who really need Hopefully one day I will keep returning (to Care Harbor)
it,” Jones said. “The patients are so grateful. They’re just as a dentist.”
eager and ready to get the care.”
College of Podiatric Medicine alumna Chandler Hubbard,
Care Harbor provides continuity of care to its patients. DPM ’18, volunteered as a WesternU student at Care
Patients who do not have a primary care doctor are Harbor LA and came to Fairplex as a first-year podiatry
assigned a medical home before they leave Care Harbor. resident at Chino Hills Medical Center.
Patients also receive information about their eligibility for
“I decided to volunteer because as a student I volunteered
Medi-Cal and other programs.
and gave back to my community in Los Angeles. I was
First-year College of Dental Medicine student Jocelyne given the opportunity to be here and I wanted to give
Ruelas helped check dental patients out and provided back to the community surrounding Pomona and
referrals. WesternU,” Hubbard said. “To be able to give back the
things that I learned there to the community around me is
“I really enjoy being involved in my community, especially
something that is near and dear to my heart.”
because I’m Latina, and many of the patients are as well,”
she said. “My community has given me so much. I
wanted to give back.”
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