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Miles of Smiles. Rotary Club of Roseville. What is Miles of Smiles ?. Preventive Dental Health Program Targets 2 nd & 5 th Grade children in Roseville City Schools Dental Hygiene education & screening Application of sealants to healthy molars - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Rotary Club of RosevilleRotary Club of Roseville
What is Miles of Smiles?
• Preventive Dental Health Program• Targets 2nd & 5th Grade children in Roseville
City Schools• Dental Hygiene education & screening• Application of sealants to healthy molars
• Identification of children with severe dental problems and referral for care
The History• Began in 2001-2 School year – 2
schools
• Goal to become Rotary’s signature Community project
• Access to dental care is #1 children’s health problem in Placer County
• Rotary District Grant
Who are the partners?• Rotary Club of Roseville
• Placer County Health Department until 2011
• Roseville City Schools
• Sacramento District Dental Society Fnd
• Local dentists
The role of Rotary• Provide volunteers for clinic week & set up• Fund cost of supplies and hours of hygienist
& assistant• Arrange for follow-up care
• Assist getting children to appointments
• Getting out the word to the public
The role of the School District
• Provide a room with sink & water for a week• Arrange class time for hygiene education• Store equipment & supplies• Schedule dates with Rotary• Send out & collect permission
forms• Communicate with parents• Support of program
New role for Rotary• Contract with health educator for classroom
instruction, hygienist & agency for dental assistant
• Deliver dental equipment & supplies to each school
• Print up all forms• Purchase supplies &
educational materials• Seek additional funding
The role of the Dental Society Foundation
• Identify local dentists who will provide free service
• Schedule clinics in Sacramento region• Underwrite costs
of clinic days
• Coordinate with local programs
2011-12 MILES OF SMILES REPORT
• FOUR SCHOOLS: • CIRBY, KASEBERG, SIERRA GARDENS,
AND WOODBRIDGE• SCREENED 228 CHILDREN – 2ND & 5TH • SCREENED KINDERGARTNERS IN SEVEN
SCHOOLS
2011-12 REPORT• SEALANTS:
– 158 CHILDREN RECEIVED SEALANTS– 454 SEALANTS APPLIED TO MOLARSEDUCATION:
HEALTH EDUCATOR WORKED WITH 531 CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS
2011-12 REPORTSCREENING RESULTS
LEVEL 1 GOOD 187 CHILDRENLEVEL 2 OK 21 CHILDRENLEVEL 3 URGENT 20 CHILDREN
20+ REFERRED TO SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY SMILES FOR KIDS TREATMENT PROGRAM
2011-12 REPORT• VOLUNTEER HOURS
– KINDERGARTEN, 2ND & 5TH GRADE – APPROX. 200
INCLUDES ROTARIANS AND DENTAL PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DR. CHRISTENSEN & DR. MAJERS
MILES OF SMILES• STATISTICS (SINCE 2001):• DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION 7,000+• TOTAL # OF CHILDREN SCREENED
5,000• TOTAL # OF CHILDREN RECEIVED
SEALANTS 2,500• # OF SEALANTS APPLIED 7,000+• # OF CHILDREN WITH URGENT NEEDS
500
2011-12 REPORT• SPECIAL THANKS TO:
– ROSEVILLE BANK OF COMMERCE– DR. WONG– HEALTH EDUCATOR SHERLANN
GREEN– DENTAL HYGIENIST LONNIE RENO– DENTAL ASSISTANTS
2011-12 REPORT• ROSEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
– SCHOOL SECRETARIES AT ALL SCHOOLS
– LINDA ARCI & WAREHOUSE STAFF– PRINCIPALS & TEACHERS
2011-12 REPORT• THANKS TO• SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DENTAL
SOCIETY FOR ARRANGING FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR CHILDREN
• THANKS TO ALL ROTARIANS WHO VOLUNTEERED TIME
COST• FOUR SCHOOLS (2011-12):
– $10,500 Funded entirely by Rotary Club Foundation
• SIX SCHOOLS (PRIOR TO 2010):– $15,000 Funded by Placer Co. & Rotary Club Foundation
Additional Info & Future Plans
• Federal Government goal was to have 50% of children have sealants by 2010
• Smile Day added in 2005-6 – Screening of all kindergartners
• Over 2,000 hours donated by Rotary Family volunteers
• Add promotion of drinking Roseville flouridated water
Kudos to
• Steve Christensen
• Rich Pierucci, the principals and staff at each of the schools
• All the Rotarians who have volunteered
• All who support annual events that fund the program
Q & A
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