Geoff Green
Unemployed 60-year-old Geoff Green's daily struggle to crack a smile is coming to an end. Currently staying at Ozcare 's South Brisbane Homeless Men's Hostel, Mr Green recently underwent his first dental check-up in six years thanks to The University of Queensland School of Dentistry. "I have always been self-conscious about my teeth since I lost them," Mr Green said. "Everywhere I go it's a huge problem for me, because it makes me feel bad about my appearance and makes it hard to move forward with life. "I haven't wanted to apply for jobs because I didn't want to go to the and not be able to smile, and it's also made me uncomfortable in social situations." Along with 12 others, Mr Green has benefited from a partnership between UQ and Ozcare which provides free dental care to men at the South Brisbane hostel. Affectionately known as 'Pop', Mr Green admitted that a lack of money had deterred him from remedying his problems earlier. But thanks to free care provided by UQ's high-achieving dental students, he now has a particularly special social event circled on his calendar.
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