Pam Tur , hygienist for Dr . Richard Galeone , engages students on the topic of good oral health at LifeSpan Child Care in East Greenville .
Second District
• Dr . Frank Prezioso printed NCDHM activity sheets from the PDA website and placed them in the waiting room of his office . He encouraged patients waiting to be seen for their checkups to pick one up and complete them while they waited . During the month of February Dr . Prezioso treated an estimated 50 children . To help promote the campaign , he also made NCDHM related posts on his office ’ s Facebook page .
• On February 28 , Dr . James Stevenson visited Jarrettown Elementary in Dresher , to speak to students about the importance of good oral health . During his 30-minute presentation , he educated students on how many teeth they have , demonstrated the proper way to brush , showed a “ Dudley the Dinosaur ” video and handed out toothbrushes and toothpaste . Dr . Stevenson said he enjoyed giving the presentations and believes the children got a lot out of it as well , providing them with an increased comfort level for visiting the dentist .
• Throughout February , Dr . Barry Cohen and his staff visited local preschools and kindergarten classrooms . He has been making these visits to teach children the importance of maintaining a healthy smile for more than 20 years . This year he and his staff spoke to more than 400 children in four different schools . The presentations included a review of home care , a mouth healthy diet and what to expect during a visit to the dentist . Children had fun learning a dentist ’ s and hygienist ' s jobs by role playing and dressing up . One classroom visited the office for a more hands on experience . Dr . Cohen said all participants had great time during the visits , which never fail to put a smile on the children ' s faces .
• “ It is always such a pleasure to reach out to the children of our community during NCDHM ,” Dr . Richard Galeone said . His office ’ s major effort was organized by one of his hygienists , Pam Tur . During the month of February and some of March , she visited surrounding nursery schools and kindergartens . During her visits , she showed “ Dudley the Dinosaur ” videos on brushing , distributed goodie bags that included toothbrushes , toothpaste , floss and take-home ADA brochures for the child ' s parents . Pam saw more than 400 children this past year at 15 different schools — a new record for Dr . Galeone ’ s office .
The students of the Kaiserman JCC preschool had a blast playing dentist during their visit with hygienist Anna Cohen of Dr . Barry Cohen ' s office .
Third District
• Amy McBride , EFDA , of Dr . Louis Genello ’ s office , conducted presentations for children ages three and four at two different locations . She demonstrated to the children how to brush and floss properly , read “ The Bernstein Bears Visit the Dentist ” and handed out activity sheets and toothbrushes .
“ We participate in NCDHM to initiate awareness about the proper oral health for children that may not have already seen a dentist ,” Dr . Genello said . “ We hope the children will perpetuate this practice onto other children .”
• Members of the Scranton District Dental Society held several NCDHM events throughout the month of February . The events were held at different locations , including local libraries and McDonald ’ s Restaurants . During these free educational events , children enjoyed dental hygiene presentations , a visit from the Tooth Fairy , face painting , storytelling and goodie bags .
Members prepared 7,000 dental care bags that included educational activity sheets and dental hygiene products . The bags were distributed at the above events and any additional events members held on their own .
• Dr . Nancy Willis and her office look forward to NCDHM each year , during which they reach out to local preschools and third graders . Dr . Willis and hygienists Dina Fisch and Regina M . Karoscik visited 12 schools this year , and instructed more than 250 children in brushing techniques , nutrition and visiting the dentist .
Dina Fisch , hygienist for Dr . Nancy Willis , visits with children at the Hildebrandt Learning Center in Lackawanna County .
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