Grants received by community dental clinic

The Mountain Lakes AccessHealth Community Dental Clinic recently received two grants to help offset Oconee’s only free dental clinic.  The Patterson Foundation awarded a $9 thousand grant and the Allstate Foundation awarded a $1 thousand grant.  The part time clinic is located inside the GHS Oconee Memorial Hospital and is the only dental clinic of its type to be housed in a South Carolina hospital.  With help from volunteer dentists and a dental hygienist, the clinic offers exams, X-rays, extractions and cleanings to low income uninsured adults in Oconee and the Clemson area.  Allstate agent Julian Davis helped the clinic secure a grant from his company.