Give Kids a Smile 2008

Ways that you can participate in Give Kids a Smile Day 2008:

• Visit a school, Head Start program, Boys and Girls Club, or faith-based youth group and talk with children about their oral health.

• Open a free dental clinic for children in your office. Contact local schools, community groups, or churches and let them know when you are providing free dental care for children and what children should do to receive that care.

• Coordinate efforts with other dentists in your area. This can be done in two ways:

1) If multiple offices in a community are being used to provide care, one office can be selected to handle the scheduling of patients for all participating dentists. This way, children in need of dental care call a single office and are given an appointment through a rotating system involving all participating dentists.

2) Work with other dentists in your area and create a triage system. For example, one office may be used for an initial examination and assessment of each child’s oral health. Once a diagnosis is made, the child may be sent to another dental office in the community where the child will receive treatment.

• Participate in treatment through a local college or hospital. Many facilities have the ability to treat many children at once. See if a facility in your community is participating in Give Kids a Smile Day and volunteer!

• Contact Lynn Means at the Oklahoma Dental Association at lmeans@okda.org or call 405-848-8873 to find out about events in your area, inquire about available dental supplies to help you with an event you already have planned, or if you have any questions.

Download a Give Kids A Smile Participation Form HERE.

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