Student dental care program comes to two area schools

SUPERIOR – Superior Elementary School in partnership with local dental professionals will be providing enrolled children tooth decay preventing services at no cost to families. The event will take place from Thursday, January 30, 8:30am – 1:00pm at Superior Elementary School.

Dental health is vitally important to the overall child health and well-being. Tooth decay is the number one chronic childhood disease, 11 times more common than hay-fever and 8 times more common than asthma. Additionally, it is the single most common unmet childhood healthcare need in the US.

Tooth decay and its resulting consequences (chronic pain, difficulties with speech, poor nutrition, self-esteem and school performance) are nearly 100% preventable with appropriate and timely dental disease prevention techniques such as dental sealants and fluoride treatments. Annually, children miss 52 million-school hours due to dental disease.

In response to this national crisis, Superior Elementary School has partnered with local dental professionals to initiate a comprehensive program that provides at no-cost to in-school tooth decay preventing services to children. Services provided to children in this program include dental screenings, dental sealants, fluoride treatments, toothbrushes and toothpaste, oral health education coordination of care for children with treatment needs and assistance to families enrolling in Medicaid/CHIP.

Who: Superior Elementary School, St. Regis School and local dental professionals

What: In-school tooth decay preventing services at no cost to families

When: Thursday, January 30, starting at 8:30 a.m.

Where: Superior Elementary School and St. Regis School

For more information contact:

Dr. Jane Gillette, DDS – 406-868-1549

Bridgette Schrampfer 406-548-5020