CommunityHealth Honors University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry

CHICAGO - Feb. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- CommunityHealth Chicago, the largest free medical clinic in Cook County providing comprehensive medical and dental services for the uninsured, recently honored the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry for its student-run dental program at the clinic with an award.

         The clinic is located at 2611 W. Chicago Ave.

         Dr. Michael Dunlap, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry, accepted the award.

         “The award we received was for the UIC College of Dentistry’s volunteer dental program at the clinic,” Dr. Dunlap explained. “Students from the College’s chapters of the Student National Dental Association and Hispanic Student Dental Association volunteer every fourth Saturday to provide free dental services, so we received the award for providing those services.”

         Dr. Dunlap is the College’s faculty member who works with the SNDA and HSDA at the clinic. He also serves on CommunityHealth Chicago’s Board of Directors.

         For more information about CommunityHealth Chicago, call (773) 395-9901 or log on to www.communityhealth.org.