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Six-week dental clinic serves Beaver Island children, 1965

Also 1965 Beaver Island dental clinic

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TypeEvent
Dates1965-04 – 1965-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1965-04 – 1965-06
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeducationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A six-week dental clinic served Beaver Island children in spring 1965. The June Beaver Beacon identifies Dr. Charles N. Fusilier and dental technician Lynn Eicker and says the visitors lived in the John A. Gallagher house during the clinic.

Evidence and limits

The report establishes the clinic’s local presence and duration only broadly. It does not provide patient numbers, diagnoses, treatments, funding, or licensing records.

Open questions

  • Which agency, school, or dental records document the clinic’s scope?
  • Did the practitioners return for later clinics?

Sources

  1. Reports a six-week clinic for island children by Dr. Charles N. Fusilier of Ann Arbor and dental technician Lynn Eicker of East Lansing, who stayed in the John A. Gallagher house. It does not provide patient counts, treatment records, funding, or a formal program.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Six-week dental clinic serves Beaver Island children, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dental-clinic-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1965, “Dental Clinic.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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