MAKING A DIFFERENCE
The generosity of the Rotary Club of Toronto is helping to provide people living with mental illness the essential care and confidence they need on their journey to recovery. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada`s leading mental health hospital. For more than 30 years, CAMH has provided quality dental care for patients; a service that is often not provided by the community due to financial, psychiatric and societal barriers.
While CAMH`s dental clinic has always been committed to treating patients with compassion and care, the physical space was inadequate and outdated. Thanks to support from The Rotary Club of Toronto, a newly expanded dental clinic opened in July 2016 — one that shows patients the respect they deserve“It feels open, bright and welcoming now”, says Dr. Paul Zung, Senior Dentist at CAMH`s Dental Clinic. “Everyone who walks into the new space is pleasantly surprised.”The space doubles the number of operatory rooms to four, allowing the clinic to serve even more patients at a relaxed pace.
Part of the expansion included adding monitors, on which clients can review their X-rays, watch educational or soothing videos during procedures.
The Rotary Club of Toronto Reception & Waiting Room radiates positivity as part of the enlarged clinic, which can now accommodate additional dentists, hygienists, assistants and trainees. As Canada`s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, the Dental Clinic at CAMH trains University of Toronto dental students and hygiene students from George Brown College.
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