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February 2009

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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January 2009

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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October 2008

Pre/Postnatal Oral Health Care Workshops, including dental screenings, for expectant and new mothers. Location to be announced.

September 2008

KinderSmile Foundation launches our First Annual Oral Health Care Program to be implemented at three Montclair preschools, Montclair Child Development Center Head Start, Building Blocks University Preschool, and the Neighborhood Child Care Center. KSF will bring semi-annual free dental screenings and fluoride applications to over 600 children, and offer semi-annual workshops for parents, teachers and…
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July 2008

KinderSmile Foundation, in partnership with Coore International Humanitarian Foundation, www.coorefoundation.org, at Northern Caribbean University in Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies, provided Free Oral Educational Workshops, Free exams, cleanings & fluoride varnish for 52 Jamaican children ages 10 to 17.

June 2008

Free Oral Exams/Fluoride Varnish, MCDC, Fulton Street, Montclair, NJ. 15 Early Head Start children, ages 1 to 2.9 years; 45 Head Start youngsters, ages 3 to 5 years.

May 2008

Dr. McGrath, Executive Director of KinderSmile Foundation, Inc., conducted a Community Service Workshop, “Passion, Purpose and Vision” at Columbia University School of Dentistry, New York, NY.

March 2008

Free Oral Health Exams/Fluoride Varnish, MCDC, Head Start, Baldwin Street, Montclair, NJ, 10 preschoolers. Oral Hygiene gift bags were distributed. Free Pre/Post Natal Oral Care Educational Workshop; free Oral Exams for 10 expectant and recent mothers and 5 infants, MCDC, Fulton Street, Montclair, NJ.

February 2008

Give Kids a Smile Day – First Annual Oral Health Fair 2008, Montclair, NJ. Free Oral Healthcare Screenings and Fluoride Applications, including dental education for parents and teachers, for over 150 children. Please see photo and article above. Free Oral Care Educational Workshop, Edgemont Montessori School, Montclair, NJ. KinderSmile Community Service Learning students conducted Oral…
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January 2008

KinderSmile sponsors “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. Dr. McGrath created the Montclair, N.J. foundation in January 2007 and serves as its executive director. She and Dr. Chris Karydes examined…
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