Henry Schein Donates Dental Chairs to Eastman Institute for Oral Health
UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a donation from Henry Schein Inc., the world's largest provider of healthcare solution to office-based dental and medical practitioners, together with its partner A-dec, a patient treatment equipment company.
The 10 A-dec dental chairs with unit lights and accessories will help equip new space Eastman Institute is making available to continue serving the increasing need of emergency and routine dental treatment for patients in underserved communities in the Rochester community and outlying areas.
As one of the few dental providers that stayed open for emergencies during the shutdown, Eastman Institute for Oral Health continues to treat a larger than usual volume of emergency patients. But social distancing protocols and other pandemic-related challenges limit the number of patients EIOH providers are able to see, resulting in growing waiting lists for necessary treatments and procedures, as well as routine care.
“We’re very grateful for Henry Schein and A-dec’s generous support,” said EIOH Director Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, “Their donation will help ensure optimal care is provided to all our patients in a timelier fashion, as well as maintain the quality training our residents have come to expect.”
“Recognizing that the Eastman Institute for Oral Health provides dental care to the largest underserved population in upstate New York, Henry Schein is pleased to ensure students have access to best-in-class dental solutions for their hands-on, clinical education, helping them deliver optimal care to those in their communities who are most in need,” said Jennifer Kim Field, vice president for Henry Schein’s Corporate Social Responsibility and executive director, Henry Schein Cares Foundation. “Our company is committed to fostering the training and development of our future leaders in dentistry, offering the latest solutions they can rely on to deliver superior patient care.”
A world leader in community service, residency training and research initiatives, Eastman Institute for Oral Health each year treats tens of thousands of Rochester-area patients by providing a full range of general and specialized dentistry. Established in 1915, Eastman Institute is the only major post-doctoral dental education, research and clinical institution in the U.S. within an academic medical center.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein works to provide efficient solutions and integrated technologies designed to help deliver quality patient care. It has operations or affiliates in 314 countries and has more than 19,000 Team Schein Members.