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Pay It Forward | Steinbicker Family Dentistry • Mebane, NC
Mebane dentist Dr. Eric Steinbicker at Steinbicker Family Dentistry started an initiative in 2013 that provides free dental care for patients that cannot afford it otherwise. We call this day Pay it Forward. Recipients that receive free dental treatment must pay it forward by performing a good deed for three other people.
Dr. Eric Steinbicker started Pay It Forward with the idea that he could use his ability to provide free dental treatment so that others would be altruistic to other people. The thought process being that many people would be positively affected by one act of kindness.
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Giving to others through Pay It Forward
Our office runs Pay It Forward to provide treatment for those who cannot afford it otherwise and to spread goodwill throughout Alamance and Orange counties. Patients that receive treatment share with us their ideas to pay it forward.
How free dental care works
Pay It Forward accepts patients on a first-come, first served basis. We typically see about 50-75 patients in a day. Dental patients can meet at our office at 8 am on the day of the event. Recipients fill out paperwork in our waiting room.
This information includes medical history and patient information. Afterward, we bring patients to our dental operatories. There, patients can choose among the following three options:
- Free teeth cleaning
- Free tooth extraction (i.e., emergency dental treatment)
- A filling (i.e., remove tooth decay and fill a tooth with a white filling)
Once patients have decided what treatment they’d like, we proceed with a procedure. Dental patients must write down what three good deeds they will perform for others. Most of our staff participate in this event in giving back to the community.
In conclusion
We believe we must help others every day. On our Pay It Forward event, we get to help people that can’t afford treatment otherwise. It’s a rewarding activity for our team.
Most importantly, we feel it spreads goodwill to others, which in turn pass it along. Help us pay it forward by doing good deeds for other people. You never know whom you might affect positively.
Dr. Steinbicker also gives back in other ways. Consider visiting our community page to see what other ways he gives back. In 2016 Dr. Steinbicker was diagnosed with cancer and built a Polar Express Christmas float which has brought cheer and joy to kids and adults at local parades.
The theme of the float is to BELIEVE, belief in God and one another. Mebane and Burlington dentist Dr. Steinbicker is grateful for the many prayers throughout his battle which has helped him persevere through chemotherapy, radiation, and a stem cell transplant.
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