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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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