Sandip Ladani AS 16 prepares a participant for a dental screening.
On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students and faculty participated in the Franklin Field Health Fair, a collaborative event between Rosie’s Place and the Boston Housing Authority. The event took place at the Franklin Field Housing Development in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Onsite, students provided participants with dental screenings and handed out oral health information geared to adults, children, the elderly, and disabled. Oral Health Promotion Director Ms. Kathy Lituri said, “The Health Fair was a great success. Many different health and social agencies around Boston were in attendance and the students did a great job educating the participants about proper oral hygiene.”
Franklin Field is a public housing development operated by the Boston Housing Authority. The Development offers family, senior, and disabled housing for 386 individuals. The complex is equipped with a community room, children’s center with day care, and a basketball court. Holding the Health Fair at Franklin Field provided an opportunity for the students to discuss health issues faced by low income families, senior citizens, and disabled citizens as well as recruit potential patients.
“I’m so pleased to see GSDM students participate in the Franklin Field Health Fair,” said Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter. “It is through efforts like this that Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine succeeds in its mission of excellence in community service.”
GSDM volunteers included: Assal Abdossalehi DMD 16; Sanaa Bhimji AS 16; Wonsuk Joo DMD 16; Sandip Ladani AS 16; Andrea Lam DMD 16; Ms. Kathy Lituri; Tulsa Patil AS 16; and Richa Wahi AS 16.