Posted Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:27 pm

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Churches are giving back to communities by hosting mobile dental clinics through April.

The initiative, called Whole Health Kentucky, uses volunteer dental professionals to help restore physical health while also providing an outlet for churches to serve the people who live in nearby neighborhoods.



First Baptist Church of Shelbyville, Ky., hosts the next dental clinic on March 17. At each location will be a state-of-the-art mobile dental unit provided by the Kentucky Baptist Convention, in partnership with the North American Mission Board’s Send Relief.



Christian dentists and dental professionals working at a clinic in Bowling Green earlier this month treated 89 patients, made up of mostly refugees, with such services as cleanings, filings and extractions.



Dental clinics will be held:

March 17 – Shelbyville First Baptist Church, 1516 Midland Trail, Shelbyville

March 31 – Bible Community Church, 3213 Portland Ave., Louisville

April 6 – Buck Run Baptist Church, 1950 Leestown R., Frankfort

April 14 – First Baptist Church of Pikeville,126 4th St., and Grace Baptist Churches, 160 Grace Trail, Pikeville

April 25 – BsideU for Life, 140 W Market St., Louisville

April 28 – Second Baptist Church, 720 W 7th St., Hopkinsville

For more information, visit kybaptist.org/wholehealth.