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Dexter dentist promotes ADA event
By Sean Dalton, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: January 31, 2008
Dexter Family Dentistry is promoting February as a very special month for the oral health of the community's children.
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February is National Kids Dental Health Month as dictated by The American Dental Association.
"Give Kids A Smile" events are sponsored by the ADA and hosted by local dentists.
Dexter Family Dentistry's Brent Kolb will be offering cleanings to area children from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Kids 10 and under are eligible for a free exam and cleaning, but no X-rays will be taken.
Each child will receive oral hygiene instructions, an educational dental health take-home packet, and a summary sheet explaining the results of their free exam listing any potential dental health concerns.
Kolb says he is looking forward to this being the first such event at his new practice, which opened in the Monument Park building last year.
"It's great because they let you sort of choose your level of involvement, so we could offer a lot of help," he said. "There are a lot of kids who don't have insurance or their parents don't have the means to get them there.
"This is a way to give those kids a start and help them have a positive relationship with a dentist."
The program has been around for six years. Kolb learned about it while he was in dental school and said it was one of the first ideas that came to mind when he opened his new practice.
"I always thought it was a good idea and participated in it through the university years back, and when I had my own practice I knew I wanted to do this for the community."
Kolb also provides free, custom-made mouth guards to the varsity football, water polo and field hockey teams in the area.
"We participate in all of the Dexter community events, including Dexter Daze and the Ice Cream Social, and we support the Dexter arts foundation and the orchestra."
Parents should call the office this week to schedule a time so staff will know how many children to plan for.
A parent must accompany the child to the exam and fill out the appropriate parental consent form.
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