TranscenDental Group at Waverley Road became what is believed to be the first wheelchair-accessible dental clinic in Nova Scotia, reports Global News.
The clinic now has a lift to transfer patients to the dental chair, whereas before patients had to go through the process of sliding from their wheelchair into the chair, getting work done from the wheelchair, or not visiting the dentist at all, as many do to avoid the challenges.
The new device involves using a sling to lift themselves onto the dental chair and typically takes less than a minute. The dental clinic has to undergo renovations but dentist Simardeep Hundal knew that installing the technology would help a lot of people with disabilities.
