Posts Tagged ‘underprivileged children’
Florida dentists trying to raise standards of oral health
In light of worrying statistics relating to oral health amongst children, dentists and politicians in Florida are making efforts to improve children’s dental health. The Pew Center 2010 report revealed that Florida has one of the worst records for looking after children and vulnerable people. Figures from the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged […]
Poverty linked to poor dental health in children
The British Dental Journal has published an article that reveals the state of dental health of children in Glasgow. The investigation, which was carried out between 2006 and 2008 and assessed the dental health of four thousand three-year-olds in the Greater Glasgow area, showed that the poorer children in the city suffered from more dental […]
Calgary dental hygienist travels to Kenya to help poor children
A dental hygienist from Calgary has travelled to Kenya to help children living in poverty. CoraMarie Clark, the founder of The Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation, journeyed to Nairobi to work alongside the Maasai Development Project. She arrived with 3,000 toothbrushes and worked alongside a volunteer dentist. The pair wanted to help children learn about oral […]
Volunteer dentist killed in Afghanistan
A dentist from Durango, Colorado has been killed in Afghanistan. Dr Thomas Grams was volunteering in Afghanistan with the International Assistance Mission group when he came under fire last Thursday; the dentist was one of ten victims of the shooting spree in the remote Parun Valley area of Nuristan Province to the north of Kabul. […]
Sioux Falls gears up for visit of mobile dental unit
Children in Sioux Falls are preparing for a visit from the Ronald McDonald mobile dental unit. The mobile care unit will stay in the town for three days and children will be invited to visit the dental team for free dental care. The unit will offer treatment to children who have not visited the dentist […]
Ohio kids set to benefit from mobile dental unit
Ohio will welcome its first Ronald McDonald mobile care unit this week. The Ronald McDonald mobile dental unit will offer basic routine dental treatments to thousands of children across the state; the unit will target underprivileged kids aged between 3 and 6. The work of the mobile unit is really important, with thousands of children […]
Florida dentists team up to help underprivileged kids
Health departments in Baker County and Clay County are teaming up to expand dental healthcare for underprivileged kids. Dental professionals from the two Florida counties will offer their services free of charge for a special event, which is due to take place on the 3rd of May. The one-day event will target children without comprehensive […]
Budget cuts in British Columbia will affect thousands of underprivileged kids
The Government in British Columbia has announced budget cuts, which will affect a programme that offers underprivileged children valuable dental care. The cuts in funding will mean that preventive services for children from low-income families, will be halved; a measure that will have serious implications for their dental health in the future. Preventive services have […]
Clinic for underprivileged children faces closure
A clinic that helps thousands of disadvantaged children is facing closure. The San Gabriel Foundation for Dental Health clinic, which is held at the Hacienda La Puente School for adults in San Gabriel Valley, currently offers care to thousands of children that have no insurance and cannot afford dental care. However, the clinic is now […]
