Interfaith Dental Clinic Changing our community, one smile at a time.
 

Our Mission

The mission of the Interfaith Dental Clinic is to restore, protect, and improve the oral health of uninsured, low-income, working people, their children and the elderly in Middle Tennessee through access to affordable quality dental care, oral disease prevention services, and
oral health education.

Interfaith Dental Clinic's vision is that every individual has the opportunity to achieve and sustain a healthy smile. The clinic does NOT see walk-in patients.  An application to become a patient is available in English and Spanish for printing, or one can be picked up at our office.

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Save the Date: June 7, 2013

 Interfaith Dental Clinic of Rutherford County Presents:

 

 Par 3 Challenge

Golf Tournament Scramble

Warm-up: 11:30 am

Shotgun Start: 1:30 PM

Dinner: 5:00 PM

Featuring a chance to win:

A major hole-in-one Prize on all 18 holes!

A closest to pin prize on every hole!

An overall closest to pin prize!

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Dr. Rhonda Switzer Named 2013 Becky Darby Award Winner

 

 
Dr. Rhonda Switzer, Executive Director of Interfaith Dental Clinic, is the winner of the 2013 Becky Darby Award.  The Becky Darby Award was established in 2000 by the board of  the United Way of Williamson County to honor the leadership and dedication of Becky Darby, who advocated tirelessly to improve health and human services in her 20 years of service with the United Way of Williamson County.  The award, presented by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, recognizes outstanding non-profit leadership in Williamson County through the annual award of a grant to support the professional development of an outstanding human service non-profit executive.Congratulations!
 
 
 

Success Stories

"Now I have a beautiful smile."
  Two years ago, Shantel McCarrol had learned a different kind of smile. “I had a car wreck that knocked out all my bottom teeth in front.  I couldn’t afford to get them fixed so I learned how to smile without showing them.  Some people said they couldn’t tell, but I knew.” Shantel was working at Belmont University when she saw a story on Interfaith Dental Clinic in the news and attended an application workshop. ...
  My dentures were really hurting me,” said Gaylon Mays.  “And Wilma was in a lot of pain . . . a lot of pain.”“My mouth was a mess,” adds Wilma.Gaylon and Wilma Mays knew they both needed dental work, but they didn’t have insurance and couldn’t afford it.“We called Meharry but they couldn’t help us,” says Wilma.  “They referred us to the Interfaith Dental Clinic.”When Wilma and Gaylon entered the program both of their mouths...

"I'm so excited!"
   Unlike most of the Interfaith Dental Clinic’s patients, Makayla’s teeth were very healthy from   practicing good oral hygiene.   However, Makayla suffered from complex dentofacial growth pattern. Her upper and lower teeth did not meet, making it difficult to chew, and she could not breath well through her nose.Unfortunately, the needed treatment costs around $50,000 - a price too steep for Makayla’s family.“We knew I...

"I don't have to sacrifice my personal health any longer."
Michelle works the third shift for a home shopping network, and her husband is a mortgage broker. The economic downturn hit them hard, and they could no longer afford their dental insurance co-pays.  Michelle's teeth were in bad shape, and she suffered with constant pain. She avoided having her teeth cleaned because of the pain, but also dreaded having a dentist telling her everything that was wrong and how much it would cost. She knew her...

"I would never want to go anywhere else!"
  When Interfaith Dental clinic patient Johnnie Hays, age 87, entered our Comprehensive Care program, he had not received regular dental care since his years in the Army during World War II.  He had been fortunate enough not to experience any major pain issues until last year when a tooth began to really bother him.  He told his daughter, Tianna, of his discomfort and she asked to take a look in his mouth.  Knowing her...
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