Jenna Sterling, a biology major on a pre-dental track, took knowledge she learned from a rural health disparities class at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ to create Dental Day, a day to help individuals in the community with dental care needs that weren’t being met.
She approached a local dentist with the idea, and it resulted in a group of providers in Hastings coming together to provide free dental care for those in the community.
“Reaching out to people and saying I’m from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, and getting positive feedback and being willing to participate right away just because of the positive connotation of the college is something special,” said Sterling, who is from Scottsbluff, Nebraska.