Manor Junior College receives three grants for dental facility (05/03/98)

Manor Junior College receives three grants for dental facility

JENKINTOWN, Pa. - Manor Junior College, founded by the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, recently received three grants totaling $30,000 to expand and upgrade its on-campus dental health facility, according to Virginia Saunders, director of Manor's Dental Hygiene Program.

Grants in the amount of $10,000 each were received from the Montgomery Bucks County Dental Society, the John McShain Charities and the Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development. According to Frank DeMarchi, Manor College's director of development all three grants are part of a $250,000 renovation project campaign for the dental center.

Established in 1979, Manor's Dental Health Center (DHC) serves as a full-service dental facility for the community and as a teaching facility for Manor students. Because it's a teaching facility, the DHC offers student-performed dental hygiene services in the new clinic for a nominal fee of $12. Currently, over 2,000 patients receive care at the DHC. Manor's Dental Health Center is open five days a week, with day and evening hours. For information call (215) 887-7617.