[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF THE BAY ORAL SURGERY & 
    IMPLANT CENTER AND ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS-BAYCARE CLINIC

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                          HON. MIKE GALLAGHER

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2017

  Mr. GALLAGHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the volunteer 
service of the Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center and Oral & 
Maxillofacial Surgeons-BayCare Clinic. Since September 2014, these two 
groups have taken turns each week volunteering their professional 
services at the N.E.W. Community Clinic, a federally qualified health 
center in northeastern Wisconsin.
   Over the last three years, these groups have provided expert care on 
a volunteer basis to over 1,200 patients and completed more than 3,300 
surgical procedures. The patients these oral surgeons continue to serve 
are among the most vulnerable members of society, including those who 
are disabled, in wheelchairs, are cognitively delayed, have Alzheimer's 
or other severe forms of mental illness.
   Without this volunteer service at the N.E.W. Community Clinic, many 
of these patients would not have access to the necessary oral 
procedures they need and deserve.
   Mr. Speaker, I urge all members of this body to join me in 
commending the humanitarian work of the Bay Oral Surgery & Implant 
Center and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons-BayCare Clinic, and thank them 
for their ongoing commitment to serving those in need across 
northeastern Wisconsin.

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