University dental students provide free services to veterans

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BY MEGAN ERBACHER

Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene studentsā€™ guinea pig.

Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental programā€™s services.

On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed up for USIā€™s Dental Hygiene Clinicā€™s free dental cleaning, fluoride and X-rays. The free services take place again Wednesday for 36 more veterans.

This yearā€™s appointment schedule, which is full, was expanded to include evening hours in hopes to serve more veterans. This is the second year for free services, but discounted services were available before.hire vets

Gries served as a private in the Army in the Vietnam War from 1969-70. He was stationed in Quang Tri province and was part of a transportation division.

ā€œWe supplied the fire bases between North and South Vietnam,ā€ he said.


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