Dental

A Nunavut mother says her 12-year-old son Howard, pictured here, lost 15 pounds since February while waiting for a decaying tooth to be removed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

‘Hurts so much:’ Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery

The territory’s only hospital, in Iqaluit, is the sole place where general anesthesia can be given

Rebecca Kolbenson performs a routine check up with a patient on one of her trips abroad to help create sustainable optometry practices in communities in need. (Photo - Rebecca Kolbenson)

Golden health care providers head to India to provide dental and optometry services

Rebecca Kolbenson and Shane Van Biesen will be heading to India for just under ten days.

Jan 28, 2020
by Claire Palmer
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