Weave Launches Healthcare Heroes Program, Recognizing Providers Driving Positive Change in Local Communities
12 July 2024 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Philanthropic initiative kicks off with $5,000
grant to first healthcare hero, Sonya Dunbar, MPH, RDH, the
geriatric tooth fairy
Weave (NYSE: WEAV), a leading all-in-one experience platform for
small and medium-sized healthcare businesses, today announced the
launch of Healthcare Heroes, its new grant program recognizing
meaningful contributions healthcare practitioners are making in
their communities. Healthcare Heroes is a community-driven
initiative aimed at awarding and supporting local healthcare
practices that have gone above and beyond in serving their
communities.
The philanthropic initiative launches with its inaugural grant
recipient, Sonya Dunbar, MPH, RDH, affectionately known as the
Geriatric Toothfairy, who has been awarded $5,000 for her
purpose-driven healthcare work. Dunbar is a dental hygienist,
speaker, author, and entrepreneur, making a lasting and meaningful
impact in her community and neighboring Jacksonville, Florida, and
southeast Georgia. She delivers critical oral healthcare to
marginalized and often forgotten communities of senior citizens and
military veterans living in long-term care facilities. With more
than three decades in providing dental care, Sonya co-owns Mobile
Dental Xpress, a mobile dental company she founded after
identifying this critical gap in healthcare services, and delivers
vital dental services to these underserved populations, many of
whom have not received adequate dental care for months at a
time.
“Sonya’s commitment and dedication to her community is truly
inspiring, and we’re thrilled to recognize her as Weave’s first
Healthcare Hero,” said Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at
Weave. “It’s remarkable how one healthcare provider can profoundly
impact their community by identifying a gap in care and inspire
industry-wide innovation in caring for local, underserved
populations.”
“I am truly honored and humbled to be named Weave’s first
Healthcare Hero,” said Sonya Dunbar, MPH, RDH, co-owner of Mobile
Dental Xpress. “As the Geriatric Toothfairy, I have the privilege
of restoring dignity and confidence to marginalized communities
whose oral health has been ignored for extended lengths of time.
Many individuals I serve haven’t had their teeth brushed or cared
for in months. My purpose is to be the voice for those whose voices
have become a whisper, and I am immensely grateful to be able to
make a lasting impact in these individuals’ lives -- one smile at a
time.”
To donate and learn more about her fundraising efforts, her
mission in delivering critical care to marginalized communities,
and her passion for advancing mobile dentistry, visit:
https://www.800mdx.org/
To learn more about Weave Healthcare Heroes, visit:
https://www.getweave.com/healthcare-heroes/
About Weave
Weave is the all-in-one experience platform for small- and
medium-sized healthcare businesses. From the first phone call to
the final invoice and every touchpoint in between, Weave connects
the entire customer journey. Weave’s software solutions transform
how local businesses attract, communicate with, and engage
customers to grow their business. In the past year, Weave has been
named a G2 leader in Patient Engagement, Optometry, Dental Practice
Management, and Patient Relationship Management software. To learn
more, visit getweave.com/newsroom.
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