Holland, Mich.-based Huisman Family Dentistry offers patients the option to submit a cheek swab to register as a potential bone marrow donor, according to Washington Times.
Here are three takeaways:
1. Linda Cooper, patient care coordinator, started the initiative.
2. Ms. Cooper lost a child to leukemia, and she says other employees in the dental practice have been affected by cancer.
3. Huisman Family Dentistry is collaborating with Delete Blood Cancer DKMS to offer the registration to the community and patients.
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