Pictured left to right: Liam Pirie, Dental Center Intern and President of UCF’s Pre-Dental Student Association, and Volunteer provider, Dr. James Logsdon of Oviedo Endodontics, use the new endodontic equipment to treat a patient.
For more than three decades, the Central Florida Women’s League has awarded grants to community nonprofits and scholarships to outstanding young women. Through the generosity of their volunteer members and other community partners, they have raised and contributed over $3 million to students and local charities. Grace Medical Home can now be added to the list of organizations that have benefitted from their immense generosity.
Central Florida Women’s League recently funded the purchase of a 6-Step AXIS Microscope and endodontic equipment (pictured above) for the Dental Center at Grace. “We were so Impressed with your facility and how you offer the highest level of care to those who need it the most,” said Nancy Asche, Chairperson for the Charitable Granting Committee of the Central Florida Women’s League. “The grant we gave you to purchase this dental equipment to help with the most basic need of eating is so deserving to continue offering care.”
The endoscope is the standard of care for root canal therapy. Prior to having a scope of our own, the volunteer specialist would pack his own equipment and bring it to the Dental Center to perform root canals for our patients. As you can imagine, transporting the expensive equipment increased the risk of damage to it. It also meant that the specialist would not have the equipment to use in their practice for their own patients when it was at Grace. Furthermore, only one volunteer specialist could use their own scope. Now, multiple specialists can use Grace’s new equipment, expanding our dental service options for patients requiring root canals.
