Before injecting a patient with anaesthetic, students trade shots to learn the proper technique.
Park says that although there is no question that the students in the clinic are not yet fully-qualified dentists, he says the school prepares them adequately for their clinical work.
"We need to have opportunities to get experience somehow," Park says.
Jo Ann Ong, an MIT student who has been going to the clinic since July says she sees no difference between the students at the clinic and practicing dentists.
"They're very professional," she says. "I have no complaints."
Patients at the clinic are often older people without insurance or on the MassHealth plan provided by the state, according to Brouder.
Brouder says the clinic serves an important function in helping those who might not otherwise get dental care.
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