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Mona Hill
Staff Writer
mhill@plumasnews.com
Dr. David Reed is not your
ordinary dentist: For one
thing, he makes "house
calls."
Reed and Dr. Pooja Patel
are the dentists at Feather
River Family Dentistry.
They, along with three hy-
gienists and 15 dental assis-
tants and support staff,
provide oral health care for hygienist in alternative prac- job in the hospital's kitchen
Plumas County residents, tice (RDHAP) at Plumas Dis- and landed the kitchen job
Plumas District Hospital's trict Hospital's dental clinic, first.
(PDH) dental clinic takes all visits every Tuesday to pro- Reed is responsible for her
comers, whether they use pri- vide oral health screenings, becoming a dental assistant:
vate pay, MediCal or insur- dental cleanings and peri- Hall was his patient for a
ance plans. In addition to its odontal procedures to thetime and he encouraged her
in-office clinic and long-term long-term facility's residents, to apply, sending in other
mobile services, the teamThe program has been up dental assistants to tell her
provides hospital and pedi- and running about six about the profession.
attic dental services, months. Hall said everyone at the
Every Thursday morning, For two-and-a-half years, - clinic is almost family --
Reed and dental assistant Ni- Warner commuted from Su- friendly and helpful-- and
ki Hall pack the equipment -- sanville to work at the clinic Reed is a patient teacher.
right down to the portable and to provide screeningsShe's currently taking week-
dental chair -- and go toand hygiene to Country Villa end courses and completing
Country Villa-Quincy, where residents with her personal her nine months' work expe-
they provide a full range of equipment, the same equip- rience requirement.
dental care to residents,ment Reed and Hall now use. Reed did not start his work-
In addition to Reed and PDH bought the equipment ing life intending to be a den-
Hall's weekly visits, Cindy from her for the Country Vii- tist. In fact, he didn't start
Warner, a registered dental la program. Four years ago, dental school until he was 29
she and her husband relocat- and married with two chil-
ed to Quincy. dren.
Niki Hall spent summers in After Reed graduated from
Quincy while she wasgrow-Jackson State University in
' ing up. Three years ago, she 1971, he began a career in
and her young son moved health-related fields, ob-
here. tained his master's degree in
Hall started working part- engineering from Howard
time at the clinic in June and University and worked as a
became full-time in July. She healthcare planner and con-
originally applied for the den- sultant.
tal assistant position and a In the early 1980s, Reed felt
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Dr. David Reed began his dentistry studies late in life, at the
advanced age of 29. He likens it to a divine calling: "The pro-
fession chose me. I didn't choose it; it was God's thing for me.
I really do enjoy it." Photos by Mona Hill ................
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Feather River
Family Dentistry
060 Bucks Lake Road,
Quincy
283-3915
Dentists
David Reed, DDS
Pooja Patel, DDS
Dental hygienists
Cindy Warner, RDHAP
Lois Welch
Margaret Johnson
Dental assistants
and support staff: 15
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compelled to pursue den- their overall health deterio-
tistry. With his wife and chil- rates more rapidly. Pneumo-
dren, he went to visit his nia becomes more likely as
mother in Mississippi and they inhale food particles in-
they talked it over. His moth- to the trachea.
er thought he was crazy to On this day, Reed treated
leave Proctor & Gamble, but four patients, one of them in
if it was what he wanted to his room. Two of the four
do, she would support his de- needed periodontal treatment
cision, for inflamed gums; one need-
Reed has never looked ed an extraction and another
back. He graduated from the a filling.
Baltimore College of Dental Speaking gently and slow-
Surgery at the University of ly, he coaxed and cajoled his
Maryland in 1983 and began sometimes-confused patients
his career in dentistry in into cooperation. He praised
Jackson and Vicksburg, their cooperation and en-
Miss. couraged their participation
He considers his job a di- in their own care.
vine calling, "God's thing for Seeing another patient in
me," and said, "I really do en- the hallway, Reed took a too=
joy it." ment to talk with him about
Reed is passionate about his upcoming appointment.
providing oral health care for The elderly resident obvious-
the underserved. He said ly appreciated Reed's inter-
compared to medicine in gen- est.
eral, dentistry is compara- Many of Country Vllla's
tively new, only 150 years residents cannot go to the
old. He worries that other clinic, and the care home fa-
medical professionals don't cility doesn't have space for a
receive training in oral permanent clinic location.
health care and that the im- Everyone involved is making
portance of oral health is do and adjusting to the new
overlooked, program.
For Reed, the care he pro- Reed dreams big -- he's on
vides to the elderly and poor a mission, really.
is more than a job. His goal is a mobile dental
As he worked with Country clinic, like a bookmobile, go-
Villa residents, Reed took ing to the patients instead of
time to ask after their lives requiring patients to come to
and interests. His concern for it. I;te talked of a fully
their comfort and health was equipped van, someday,
evident as he.spoke about his where patients could receive
weekly visits to the facility, treatment in a dedicated
The elderly often suffer space.
from poor oral health, What's more, he wants to
whether the result of neglect, offer his services to other at-
poverty or just poor avail- eas in Plumas County. Re-
ability of care. Frequently, cently, the PDH clinic re-
they are no longer able to ceived permission to work
keep up a healthy oral care with Seneca's long-term care
regime and suffer from gin- facility on a similar program.
givitis and other periodontal He's hoping to expand the
disease, mobile clinic as time and re-
As a result, their mouths sources allow.
and gums become inflamed In the meantime, Reed
and eating is painful and dif- said, "Seize the moment and
ficult. They stop eating and enjoy it."
Curtis Bryant thinks Dr. Reed
is great. Bryant's dental care Dr. Pooja Patel will take six
plan is nearing the end: only weeks maternity leave near
a few more treatments and the end of February. Monte
Reed will have restored his Cooper, DDS, will cover her
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