Author Archives: David Danesh

Looking back week by week, I was so amazed and proud of the growth and learning I have had. I detailed below my experience at KidSMILES this summer with a few important milestones from each week, with links out to … Continue reading →

Monday, I started off the day buying and preparing supplies for our outreach visits for the last two weeks. It’s crazy to think about how quickly these eight weeks have flown by and I’m already on my ninth week! Laura … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, we had a unique outreach visit to Common Ground Free Store, which is a store where all items are free. Items are donated to the free store, and when we were there, we saw clothes, shoes, diapers, small … Continue reading →

I can’t believe the weeks are going by so quickly! On Monday, I started the morning finishing the clinics research project and drafting a photo release letter to share with organizations that we partner with. Several of the schools, summer … Continue reading →

I started off Monday morning by continuing to research some dental clinics for our project exploring different models of safety net clinics. I found this project to be a great learning experience because I can see how different organizations accomplish … Continue reading →

Week 5 This week was a very short week! I started the week off with taking care of my own oral health with a check-up visit to my dentist. When I got to the clinic, I started with making edits … Continue reading →

Monday, I had a productive outreach visit at Hilliard Horizon Elementary School with our volunteers Megan and Missy. We partnered with SON Ministries summer camp free lunch program for this visit. The kids for this visit were the MOST energetic … Continue reading →

This week was another great week! Monday, we had our clinic team meeting where most of our staff was present. It was fantastic to hear what everyone else at the clinic was doing and look at the big picture of … Continue reading →

This week was a productive and fun week! I led my first two outreach events on Wednesday and Friday and also visited OSU Star House on Thursday. The first outreach visit I led was having a booth at a Resource … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! I’m David Danesh and I just started my role as the Columbus Foundation Summer Fellow at KidSMILES Pediatric Dental Clinic. I just finished my third year at Ohio State where I am pursuing a major in microbiology, with … Continue reading →