Ronald McDonald® Care Mobile Dental Unit Kicks Off New Summer Schedule

PHILADELPHIA, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to serve more patients this summer, the Ronald McDonald® Care Mobile (RMCM), a mobile dental unit that provides treatment to local children, will offer public treatment appointments every Friday beginning June 27 through September 5* from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 215-427-8877. The Friday public treatment sessions will be held at the Nelson Pavilion of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children located at E. Erie Ave. and N. Front St. in Philadelphia. 

Supported by Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Philadelphia Region, Inc., and operated by St. Christopher's Foundation for Children, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a two-chair clinic on wheels that provides diagnostic, preventative and restorative dental care to underserved patients ages 1 to 13 at no cost to their families.

Through its comprehensive, high-quality, and free dental treatment services, the Ronald McDonald® Care Mobile helps decrease the number of local children suffering from dental pain and diseases all year long.  The program visits more than 70 local partner schools and reaches more than 2,500 children each year. 

Children qualify for the program if their families are unable to find a Medicaid provider or cannot afford to pay for dental services. Care includes examinations, cleanings, fluoride and sealant treatments, x-rays and fillings, and Care Mobile staff will also provide children with dental hygiene instruction.

*Appointments must be scheduled in advance and open clinics will not be scheduled on Friday, July 4 or Friday, July 18.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities
RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. grants hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to support local non-profit programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. In addition, RMHC supports four scholarship programs for high school seniors; the Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware Ronald McDonald Houses; the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, operated by St. Christopher's Foundation for Children; and 13 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms in area hospitals. The charity receives its support from McDonald's Corporation, McDonald's Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald's customers.  For more information, visit www.rmhcphilly.org.

Contact: Shannon Wilson
215-790-4391
[email protected]

SOURCE Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region, Inc.