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Six-year-old Jamyla Nichols, a first-grader at Michael R. White Elementary School in Cleveland, wears sunglasses to keep the light out of her eyes during her oral examination and teeth cleaning in 2011 during the annual Give Kids a Smile Day. The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, along with the Greater Cleveland Dental Society, provided the free dental care. CWRU will hold free dental exams for adults age 18 and older on January 11.

(Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is offering free dental exams, X-rays, cleaning and oral cancer screenings from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, January 11.

The dental clinic is at 2124 Cornell Road. No appointment is necessary. Patients must be at least 18 and cannot be a current dental clinic patient or have full dentures.

‎Students from the dental school's student council have organized the day of public service, known as "Prophy Day," said Council President Reya Das.

For more than 20 years, volunteer dental faculty and student dentists have provided this day of free services. Faculty oversee the students as they perform exams.

Patients with certain dental needs may qualify for additional free or extensively reduced services. Participants who choose to become regular dental school patients receive a $20 voucher toward the admitting cost for a follow-up visit to the clinic.

For information, call 216-368-0214 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays or visit dental.case.edu.