August 15, 2008
Dental Therapist Lillian McGilton checks the teeth of Dr. Yee during his visit to Toksook Bay.
YKHC hosts representatives from the Kellogg Foundation
YKHC Public Relations Staff
Representatives from the Kellogg Foundation, a program sponsor of the Alaskan-based Dental Health Aide Therapy (DHAT) program, toured the Toksook Bay Subregional Clinic and YKHC Dental Clinic during a visit to western Alaska Friday, July 11.
Dr. Al Yee, Program Director, and Dr. Allen Formicola, the former Dean of the School of Dentistry at Columbia University, traveled to Toksook Bay where they met with Dental Therapist Lillian McGilton at the Subregional Clinic.
McGilton gave an overview of her practice and explained the difficulty of access to oral health care in rural Alaska.
Following their time in the coastal community, Doctors Yee and Formicola returned to Bethel for a luncheon in the YKHC Boardroom, a tour of the local dental clinic, and a visit to the second-year clinical site for the DHAT program.
"It is great that the Kellogg Foundation can see their money at work and visit a successful Dental Therapist on the job," said Gene Peltola, President/CEO of YKHC.
For more information about the Dental Health Aide Therapy program, log on to the DENTEX Alaska website at: http://depts.washington.edu/dentexak/.
