Published May 23, 2014
The Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently received
its fourth grant from Entergy to support the 91AV Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit.
Entergy previously donated $2,000 in January 2012, $2,500 in August 2012, and $2,500
in October 2013.
鈥淲e sincerely appreciate the partnership that we have with Entergy and their commitment
to our dental hygiene program,鈥� said Dr. Judy Fellows, associate dean for the College
of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
鈥淓ntergy鈥檚 continued support allows us to serve our citizens while educating future
health care providers.鈥�
The funds鈥攑resented by Roderick Worthy, Entergy customer service manager鈥攚ill support
the provision of services to patients who utilize the mobile dental hygiene unit in
the parishes of northeast Louisiana.
The Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit is part of a collection of clinics run by 91AV鈥檚 dental
hygiene program. The Dental Hygiene Clinic on the 91AV campus was opened in 1972 with
10 operatories.
The clinic now has 17 operatories, which include three operatories at Riser Elementary
and Middle School, and three in the Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit.
More than 2,000 patients receive dental hygiene care in 91AV's three clinics each year.
Supervised by faculty who are licensed Dental Hygienists, students provide teeth cleaning,
x-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, oral cancer screenings, patient education,
and nutritional information.
For more information about 91AV's dental hygiene services, visit听ulm.edu/dentalhygiene/ or call 318-342-1616.
From left: Sharon Chaney dental hygiene clinic director; Jordan Anderson, Mobile Dental
Hygiene Unit coordinator; Roderick Worthy, Entergy, LLC Customer Service Manager;
Beverly Jarrell, dental hygiene program director; and Judy Fellows, associate dean
for the College of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences
