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 the greater Nashville area through access to affordable quality dental care, oral disease prevention services, and
oral health education.

The Interfaith Dental Clinic is a 501(c)(3) program founded to bring people of all faiths together in a healing ministry, serving the working poor through quality, comprehensive dental care. The clinic does NOT see walk-in patients, and the current waiting period for new patient visits is 8-10 weeks. An application to become a patient is available in English and Spanish for printing, or one can be picked
up at our office.

An Evening with Friends-Something to Smile About, benefit concert at the Ryman Auditorium

                  

On May 11th, Delta Dental of Tennessee presents: the Interfaith Dental Clinic benefit concert, An Evening with Friends-Something to Smile About- at the historic Ryman Auditorium, featuring Emmylou Harris, Black Hawk, Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt.  Tickets are available to TDA members through their registration to the TDA Conference.  Concert tickets go on sale to the public March 15th for $40.  For the best seats in the house, VIP ticket for $100 will be on sale through IFDC, and you can contact
Maryanne at 615-942-1239 if you are interested.  

Nitrous Oxide Certification Courses

 

On Friday, June 15th the Interfaith Dental Clinic will be hosting a Nitrous Oxide Monitoring Certification Course for Registered Dental Assistants. Only licensed dental assistants will be permitted to attend this course.  The course will be limited to the first 30 paid eligible participants. The pre-registration fee for assistants is $185 on or before Friday, June 8, 2012.  Individuals registering after this date will be assessed an additional $15.

Please return the registration form below as soon as possible! The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and all course materials.  This certification course has been approved by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry and will be instructed by James A. Gillcrist, DDS, MPH and Rhonda Switzer, DMD

The course will take place Friday, June 15, 2012 from 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

At the Interfaith Dental Clinic of Rutherford County:
210 Robert Rose Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

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Ribbon Cutting for the Interfaith Dental Clinic of Rutherford County

Thank you so much to all who came out to our ribbon-cutting celebration in Rutherford County! Pictured above are Interfaith staff, board of directors, Rutherford advisory council, and chamber of commerce representatives. It was a beautiful day, and we are so proud! Our new Rutherford County clinic is just another way our supporters, donors, staff, and volunteers are making a difference in the community. We couldn't do it without each and every one of you! 

Is YOUR name on our Donor Wall of Honor? It’s not too late to join your friends and community members in showing your support for the Interfaith Dental Clinic of Rutherford county.  For a capital campaign gift of $1,000 or more, your name will be etched in the glass of our Donor Wall of Honor, a permanent memorial to the individuals who helped us create our fabulous new Rutherford County clinic!  Call Lauren Wright at 615-942-1238 or lauren [at] interfaithdentalclinic [dot] com to participate. 

Success Stories

  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 am not going to be embarrassed today!"

  When Nickye moved to Mt. Juliet several years ago, she got a job working at Cracker Barrel. “I loved my job, but I had to get up every morning and say ‘I am not going to be embarrassed today.’  I would always wonder, ‘what are my customers going to think of me?’  Most of my customers were actually really nice.” “I knew I needed to do something about my teeth.  I had lost my dental insurance when I got...

"I'd never been to a dentist I went back to."

“I like your laugh,” a three-year-old girl told her Sunday School teacher.Ramona never thought she’d hear those words. She desperately wanted to change her smile, but as a widow on a fixed income, finances were a barrier. A painful toothache led Ramona to Interfaith through her church. Crowding and decay has taken their toll on Ramona’s teeth, so all were extracted in preparation for dentures.“Before Interfaith, I’d never been to a dentist...

"A dramatic change!"

When Thomas Gulley learned about the Interfaith Dental Clinic he had no idea what a dramatic change would be in store for him.Thomas worked as a tow truck driver in 1999 when he was struck in the head by a tow bar. The bar punctured his skull throwing him forward, knocking out three of his front teeth.His head injuries were so severe that he had to learn to walk and talk again. He was without insurance and had no workman’s comp., so he was left...

"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...

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