For about 20 years, the Ricardo Salinas Pediatric Dental Clinic on the West Side has been providing low cost care and targeting dental disease in Hispanic children.
“It’s a haven for our patients who cannot afford dental care,” Claudia Contreras, D.D.S at UT Health San Antonio said.“We do see children that come with sometimes several cavities. Caries is very, very, I want to say is very high in some of our immigrant children that have maybe arrived eight months ago or three months ago and they don’t have the care,” Contreras said.“The emphasis is on the preventative, making sure that parents understand what’s causing these cavities.
“Teeth are so important not just for esthetics, but for eating, for chewing, for talking,” Contreras said.
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