Norton school board gives dental programme the green light

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The Norton school board has voted in favour of introducing a dental programme, which will enable children from low income families to benefit from preventative care.

Lisa Anderson, the school nurse leader, spoke to the committee last week and urged them to back the plan to introduce a dental programme, which would ensure children from poor families and those without dental insurance could receive preventative dental care.

Anderson said the programme would provide basic dental care for children who would otherwise struggle to find affordable dental care. The programme provides routine examinations, screenings, fluoride varnish treatments, sealant treatments and routine cleaning treatments; the treatments will be carried out by dental hygienists and assistants who will visit schools twice a year.

The programme also provides children with insurance and those covered by Medicaid with treatment; the treatment will be paid for by the relevant provider. The programme will also help children to find dentists if they have dental health problems.

Ms Anderson claimed the programme would be funded by the Commonwealth Mobile Oral Health Services, which is a company that provides dental care for children in more than 143 schools across Massachusetts.

Anderson said the appointments will be offered during schools hours; however, every effort will be made to limit the amount of classroom time missed by children and appointments would only last for 15 minutes each.

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