and the wind is making speeches

[swedishfrogs]

The other day offscreen and I were trying to figure out what a charity did based on their name and assumed it had to do with dental work for those who needed it and couldn't afford it. This is something I hugely believe in (knowing my teeth got to the state they were once in because of not having dental insurance for years) so I Googled it, only to find

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[slgorman]

You're freaking me out, as this was the below the fold story yesterday in The Chronicle: Childhood dental problems epidemic
Study finds 71% of state's 3rd-graders have tooth decay. I'll look around at school for this, was UCSF has a huge dental school and I know some people who work/go to school in the dental program. You're right, there's got to be some charity like this.

[hapgood]

we have some around here for kids, I don't know of any that are specific to dental work for adults. I would call a dental school or a dentist's office-they would have probably worked with these charities, if they exist.

If there isn't a charity, I would donate to a dentist office that works with medi-Cal or takes payments. I'm sure they know of people who need the help.

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[stsp]

you should donate to the IRF (international rhinocerous foundation.) It's sort of like donating to help kids take care of their teeth... only not really at all. I just like to help push the IRF on people.