10-R236
2010 -- H 8122
Enacted 05/12/10
H O U S E R E S
O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING MAY
12, 2010, AS "DONATED DENTAL SERVICES DAY" IN THE STATE OF
Introduced By: Representatives Marcello, and Kennedy
Date Introduced: May 12, 2010
WHEREAS, In 1989, member dentists of the Rhode Island Dental
Association
established the Rhode Island Foundation for Dentistry for the
Handicapped and the Donated
Dental Services (DDS) Program; and
WHEREAS, In the Donated
Dental Services Program, dentists and dental laboratories
donate comprehensive treatment for elderly and disabled
persons, people who are often
overlooked and at-risk and who cannot afford dental care; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 200
dentists and 56 dental labs volunteer for the DDS Program, and
they have treated over 2,300 disabled and elderly patients
with seriously neglected dental
problems throughout
WHEREAS, Since 1989,
of free dental care in their private dental offices;
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby congratulates and thanks the Rhode Island Dental Association
volunteer dentists and the dental laboratories who have donated
their time, expertise, and private
dental office treatment for the benefit of these vulnerable
people who would not otherwise receive
dental treatment; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby proclaims May 12, 2010, as “Donated Dental Services Day” in
neediest citizens; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode
Island Dental Association and to the
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