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Inner city dental clinic makes a difference

VANCOUVER (June 19, 2007) — The Portland Community Dental Clinic will be able to better help people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside protect themselves from the risk of oral cancers through enhanced dental health education thanks to a $280,000 provincial grant, Community Services Minister Ida Chong announced today.

• Link to June 19 news release.

Since September 2001, the Portland Community Dental Clinic has served adults living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside community. During that time, the clinic has seen more than 3,500 patients, as well as serving as a teaching opportunity for the University of British Columbia’s school of dentistry.

Today’s funding announcement is in addition to a $500,000 endowment fund established in 2004 by the Ministry of Community Services and the Vancouver Agreement. The endowment fund is managed by the University of British Columbia. As well, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority provides $100,000 per year in operational funding.