| Give Kids A Smile Day! |
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Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:04 pm
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 More than 100 children are already scheduled for dental appointments on February 6 at St. Joseph Dental Clinic as part of “Give Kids A Smile” activities throughout the Sonoma County. St. Joseph is among several dental service providers offering free exams and treatments for low-income children at locations in Healdsburg and Santa Rosa on that day. Give Kids A Smile is a nationwide campaign designed to provide education and preventative and restorative care to children who lack access to care. Also providing logistical and promotional support for Give Kids A Smile activities are the Community Action Partnership and the Sonoma County Oral Health Access Coalition.
Dental decay is the number one unmet health need for California children, according to a fact sheet published by the Sonoma County Oral Health Access Coalition, with 25 percent of California children never having been to a dentist.
The Sonoma County 2008 Give Kids a Smile day event culminated in the largest dental access day in Sonoma County history, reaching more than 450 children at seven different locations.
For more information about this year’s event, contact Marie Ibanez of Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County at (707) 544-6911 x 1013.
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