For dental hygienist Tayyaba Fiaz and about 50 other volunteers, giving back means holding a free oral hygiene clinic at John Abbott College for people who have limited access to such services.
“We have 15 students and 34 registered dental hygienists and the reception staff,” said Fiaz, Quebec director for Gift From the Heart, a Canadian a charity which runs the clinics and helps vulnerable populations gain access to dental care.
Thirty-six patients were treated at the school’s dental hygiene clinic Saturday.
