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The grant was awarded to the Dental Hygiene Program in June 2023, and students began using the translation service, Volatia Language Network, in spring 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read this story by Allison Taylor here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/19\/innovation-grant-helps-lower-language-barrier-in-dental-hygiene-clinic\">https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/19\/innovation-grant-helps-lower-language-barrier-in-dental-hygiene-clinic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(This story was published in the Winter 2025 edition of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiawestern.edu%2Fnews%2Feducational-foundation-publications%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEMyatt%40virginiawestern.edu%7C9b32298df8434692f58708dbe5e59d9e%7Cc5b90a433b0c420d810f26a8f7f351c8%7C1%7C0%7C638356546582769117%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yrX7TppP3yH1VxHeG6s3CIr%2FYDn2KqWq6LxKNXHKUnw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong><em>Impact magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>, a publication of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Western&#8217;s Dental Hygiene Clinic are all smiles thanks to an Innovation Grant that made it possible for the program to secure a translation service to better serve patients who speak languages other than English. 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