National Children ’ s Dental Health Month Sparkles Statewide
• SDDS hosted Tooth Fairy Day at the Lackawanna County Children ’ s Library . The event featured face painting , storytelling and a performance by Dr . Kerr . Children received a gift donated by SDDS if they checked out at least three library items that day . More than 70 children attended the event .
• SDDS donated a case of toothbrushes to Mary Tellie of Scranton to support an orphanage in Costa Rica . Tellie makes a yearly trip to the orphanage and brings with her much-needed items .
• SDDS donated 150 toothbrushes to the Ronald McDonald house in Scranton .
• Dr . Shannon Brophy-Wolter and her staff at Mahoning Valley Family Dental visited the Jack & Jill Preschool in Lehighton to read a dental-themed book and review brushing and flossing techniques using animal puppets .
Fourth District
• The Berks County Dental Society presented an award to a local third-grade poster contest winner as part of PDA ’ s statewide third-grade poster contest . The Berks County local winner ’ s poster will be reproduced as a billboard .
Fifth District
• Staff members from the Mifflin Juniata Dental Clinic , with the help of employees from the United Way , Success by Six , gave a series of oral health presentations to children at local preschools , daycares and kindergarten classrooms . Children were treated to a goody bag containing a toothbrush , floss , toothpaste , toothbrush cover , timer , tooth keeper , crayons and a coloring book .
• Second-graders at Roundtown Elementary in York were treated to a presentation sponsored by Dr . Donald Sedam . The presentation featured “ Mrs . Molar ,” aka Mary Catherine Miller , a hygienist in Dr . Sedam ’ s office . Children were encouraged to participate in the interactive program and were treated to a healthy snack afterwards .
• On February 26 , Drs . James Kearns , Dwight Ashby , Nancy Rajchel and Jeffrey Kearns held an open house at their pediatric dental office in Harrisburg . The event was themed as a birthday party for the Tooth Fairy and included games and story time . Children also were given the opportunity to dress up as the Tooth Fairy or a dentist and pose for a picture to take home with them . A craft station allowed children to create a tooth pillow to store their lost teeth . The children ended the morning by making a fun , healthy snack they enjoyed while watching a dental themed movie .
• Drs . Jennifer Davis and Frederick Johnson of Cleona conducted school exams for a local school district and hosted a Give Kids a Smile Day ( more information to follow in the GKAS portion of this article ).
Children dress up as the tooth fairy and a dentist and pose for a photo to take home at the NCDHM event hosted by Drs . James Kearns , Dwight Ashby , Nancy Rajchel and Jeffrey Kearns .
Seventh District
• Dr . Donald Oakman presented a savings bond to Gabrielle Brown , a third-grade student at Standing Stone Elementary School in Huntingdon for winning the NCDHM poster contest in the Huntington Area School District .
• Drs . Donald Oakman , William Frazier and Jeffery D . Hartman presented oral health programs to second-grade students in the Huntingdon area .
Eighth District
• Dr . Paul Rees invited kindergarten students from Francis S . Grandinetti Elementary to visit his office in honor of NCDHM . The students were treated to a tour of the office and a presentation on the importance of good oral health . The students each received a new toothbrush upon completion of the visit . The students in return created a book about dental health and presented it to Dr . Rees to place in his waiting room .
20 May / June 2010 • Pennsylvania Dental Journal