Ben Massell Dental Clinic Opens Its Doors

On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, the Ben Massell Dental Clinic opened the doors to its 7,900 square foot state-of-the-art facility at 700 14th Street in Midtown. Atlanta business leaders and supporters gathered to celebrate with Jewish Family and Career Services, the clinics parent organization. The Ben Massell Dental Clinic provides free dental services to Atlantas financially disadvantaged patients. The new clinic will provide the most advanced dental care in Georgia.

Elsa Goldberg, Aleta Goldstein Aaron, Gary Miller, Dr. David Zelby, Erwin Zaban, Cathy Selig Kuranoff, Milton Little, David Witt and John Perlman cut a ribbon to signify the grand opening of the Ben Massell Dental Clinic. The not-for-profit clinic has been an Atlanta institution since 1911, serving the city’s disadvantaged patients.

David Witt, President of Jewish Family & Career Services, Mary Pat Crouch of Cox Curry Associates, Brenda Fiske, Chief Marketing Officer of Jewish Family & Career Services, and Milton Little, President of United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, pause while touring the new Ben Massell Dental Clinic. The new facility provides free dental care to those patients who fall 125% below the poverty line.

Maxine Perlman, John Perlman and Betsy Perlman gather to celebrate the official opening of the new 7,900 square foot Ben Massell Dental Clinic. The not-for-profit clinic is expected to serve more than 9,000 financially disadvantaged patients per year by 2011.

Steve Kuranoff, Cathy Selig Kuranoff, Linda Selig and Steve Selig admire the photographs of volunteer dentists and their patients in the waiting area of the Ben Massell Dental Clinic during the grand opening. The clinic was designed by architect Ted Taylor and is LEED certified.

Sam Massell pauses for a photo during a tour of the new Ben Massell Dental Clinic. The clinic, named after the former Atlanta Mayor’s uncle, offers free services including fillings, extractions, endodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, orthodontics and prosthetics to qualified patients.

Dr. Paul Yurfest of West Paces Ferry Orthodontics, and staff members Hazell Miller, Maria Knight, Tecole Nation-Kinamore and Angie Bjerk (L-R) admire the dental equipment at the grand opening of the Ben Massell Dental Clinic. The clinic is the first in the U.S. and the only clinic in Georgia that is fully staffed by volunteer dentists.

Gary Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family & Career Services, and wife Sheila Miller pause in front of the wall honoring donors who helped make the state-of-the-art facility a reality during the grand opening of the Ben Massell Dental Clinic.

Deborah Fluker and Barbara Jones, office managers and long-time volunteers at the Ben Massell Dental Clinic, accept awards recognizing their dedication from Dr. David Zelby, the clinic’s chief-of-staff, at the clinic’s grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 27, 2008.

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Ben Massell Dental Clinic Opens Its Doors