Dr. Desjardins, who practices in Presque Isle, earned her dental degree from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, The County reported July 15. Previously a member of the Health Services Advisory Committee, she learned of the large number of children not receiving preventive and restorative dental care, which led her to establish a nonprofit dental office, the St. Apollonia Dental Clinic of Presque Isle.
The MDA’s board of directors currently has eight members.