GRUNDY, Va. (WJHL) – On Sunday, Remote Area Medical (RAM) set up its clinic at Riverside Elementary/Middle School in Grundy, introducing an exciting new feature to their annual healthcare event.

A dedicated team of doctors, nurses, and volunteers from the surrounding area collaborated with RAM to offer an array of complimentary healthcare services, including medical, dental, and vision care.

Patients had access to services such as dental cleanings, pediatric care, screenings for diabetes and cancer, and women’s health services, all at no cost.

Lindsay Allison, RAM’s Clinic Coordinator, emphasized the initiative’s goal to broaden healthcare access within the Grundy community.

“We aim to address and ease any form of pain and suffering,” Allison shared with News Channel 11. “This is done through the efforts of dental, medical, and optical professionals working together.”

A volunteer doctor at the clinic told News Channel 11 about what he sees patients visit the clinic for.

“In the medical area, we had general medical exams, pediatrics, women’s health, labs, hearing tests, flu shots,” he said. “I think it’s important that we reach out to understand areas and populations that either don’t have access to health care or have limited access.”

Connor Gibson, RAM Dental Technology Manager, said the clinic’s newest edition was on site.

“We also have our brand new state-of-the-art mobile digital denture lab,” Gibson said. “It is the first digital denture lab of its kind in the world, where we are 3D printing and designing digital dentures here onsite for free.”

Gibson said they can now print 3D dentures within an eight-hour timespan.

“Traditionally, it would take four to six weeks in a normal dental office,” Gibson said. “Here, we are doing it within six to eight hours.”

Patients were connected and referred to local physicians after their visit to follow up on their healthcare results and plan.

“With every clinic, there’s a handful of patients we’ve made, a significant difference in their life, may have saved their life,” Dr. Wayne said. “I think that makes it all worth it.”

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