The community solution forged to help adults without insurance or funds receive emergency dental care is yet another action that sets Haywood apart from other places.

Adult dental care has been a thorny issue for quite some time, accounting for a large number of the cases seen at the Haywood Regional Medical Center emergency department. Few dentists in the county are accepting anymore Medicaid patients, and the health department dental clinic focuses on children.

That leaves few options for adults with dental emergencies who aren’t able to pay for the treatment.

However, a partnership between Haywood Vocational Opportunities, Haywood Christian Ministry, the health department dental clinic and Dr. Eric Morrison, who often provides emergency medical care for those in need, has devised a solution.

There are 11 dentists in the county, including the dentist with the county health department, who will be participating in the program. A $9,000 grant and donations of $21,000 will help defray the costs. Haywood Christian Ministry will be accepting donations toward the program, which allows the contributions to be tax-deductible, and the agency will be the gatekeeper for helping adults find the dental care they need.

The solution is a caring one that fills a desperate need at the lowest cost possible. The program says a lot about the type of community and professionals here in Haywood who are making this possible.

Often ranting and raving about problems beyond our county borders makes us feel helpless and provides little hope of making a difference. But when we focus inward and look at our neighbors and fellow county residents who are doing without, it is fairly simple to make a difference. If all communities were able to take care of their own as Haywood has increasingly been able to do, it could change the dynamics of how we follow the biblical command, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

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