2/4 KSF hosted our fourth annual Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) Oral Health Fair at Central Presbyterian Church, 46 Park Street, Montclair, NJ. Children up to age 12 years were invited to enjoy free dental exams, prophylaxis (teeth cleaning) and topical fluoride treatment. KSF invited local preschools; children and staff were bused in for the…
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1/19 NJ Oral Coalition presented “Access to Dental Care: A decade later – How far we have we come?” at Robert Wood Johnson Health & Wellness Center, Mercerville, NJ. Dr. Nicole McGrath, Dr. Sara Kalambur and Ellen Rothman attended. KinderSmile was proud to be one of the organizations to sponsor this event. Visit www.njda.org for…
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11/17 The Nursing Department had a successful Dental Screening at The Arc Kohler School on November 17, 2010 from 10 A.M. until 1 P.M. Twenty- five students were seen by Dr. Nicole McGrath, DDS and Dr. Sara Kalambur from KinderSmile Foundation, Inc. Services provided were dental examination, prophylaxis and application of topical fluoride. A follow-up…
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Looking forward to October 2009, KinderSmile Foundation will join the Newark Presbytery Global Mission in partnership with their Outreach Program in Jamaica, West Indies. In November, 2009, KSF will join with Planned Parenthood to present our Pre/Postnatal Workshop to pregnant and recent mothers. We will provide dental screenings and oral hygiene tools, and teach these…
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In September, the KinderSmile Oral Health Program will visit Building Blocks University Preschool in Irvington, NJ. As a follow-up to our ‘Give Kids a Smile Day’ last February, we will also visit these preschools to perform semi-annual examinations on children: Precious Jewels and Kelly’s Kids, both in Montclair.
In June, KSF brought our Pre/Postnatal Screening to the Montclair Child Development Center.
4/8 KSF brought our Oral Health Program to the Neighborhood Child Care Center in Montclair; we examined 51 preschoolers. Over 40 of them were getting their six-month checkup. They were also given fluoride treatments and referred to ‘dental homes’. 4/22 KSF visited Building Blocks University Preschool in Montclair; we gave six-month checkups to several children…
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2/6 KSF proudly examined and applied fluoride to the teeth of 215 children. We were generously invited to use the gym at the Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair, NJ. This was our second annual ‘Give Kids a Smile Day’ Oral Health Fair, a nationwide event run by the American Dental Association. Our patients, all Montclair area…
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KinderSmile sponsors First “Give Kids a Smile Day” in Montclair It’s the first: Dr. Nicole McGrath (center) poses with volunteers and children during a break at KinderSmile Foundation’s first Give Kids A Smile Day in 2008. Dr. McGrath created the Montclair, N.J. foundation in January 2007 and serves as its executive director. She and Dr.…
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Pre/Postnatal Oral Health Care Workshops, including dental screenings, for expectant and new mothers. Location to be announced.
