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Taking
Care of Children
A total of
195 children received free
dental care at the LSUSD
clinics in New Orleans and
Baton Rouge during the
national Give Kids A
Smile Day. The
services were provided by
102 LSUSD students,
faculty and residents,
along with five community
dentists.
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| Alejandra
Romera, center,
was among the 20
schoolchildren who
received free
dental services at
the LSU School of
Dentistry clinics
in New Orleans.
Attending to her
needs are dental
students Haley Bui
and Emmanuel
Enime. |
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| From
left, Raymond
Nope, Chelsea
Agar, Shilpa
Nileshwar, Erin
Maturin, Kevin
Williams, Leslie
Baldwin, Dr.
Claudia Cavallino,
Jonathon Rusnak,
Rachel Anders,
Kristen Knecht,
Emanuel Enime,
Margaret
Patterson, Karen
Haynie and Dr.
Janice Townsend at
the clinic in New
Orleans. |
The event
was designed by the
American Dental
Association (ADA) to
provide education,
preventive and restorative
care to low-income
children who do not have
access to dental care. The
event, part of a larger,
month-long event called
National Children's Dental
Health Month, has the goal
of developing good dental
habits in children.
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| Fourth-year
dental student P.
J. Henderson with
a student from
Wildwood
Elementary in
Baton Rouge. |
More than
2,000 events like the ones
at LSUSD were held at
schools and offices across
America. According to the
ADA, 325,785 children
received free dental
services from 12,882
dentists and 36,778
volunteers.
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| Dr.
Shelley Joachim
asks a student
from University
Terrace School how
many times a day
he brushes his
teeth. |
"I am
delighted that more and
more dentists participate
in Give Kids A Smile
Day each year,"
said Dean Henry
Gremillion. "Reaching out
to underserved populations
is a win-win for everyone
involved. The children
benefit. Our students
benefit. We are showing by
our actions that we care."
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| Among
the 50 dental
students
participating in
the Give Kids
A Smile
event in Baton
Rouge are, from
left, Son Nguyen,
David Guidry,
Anthony Chia,
Michael VonGruben,
Jamie Beck and
Matt Ganey. |
In Baton
Rouge, the organizers of
the event were Drs. Ben
Record and Shelley
Joachim. In New Orleans,
the leader was Dr. Janice
Townsend.
posted
3/2010
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