Volunteer Opportunities

Many thanks to the incredible Dental Hygienists who volunteered for the
SF Give Kids a Smile Day at Southeast Health Center on Feb. 6th, 2009.
These amazing hygienists volunteered their Friday to provide prophys,
give oral health instruction to parents, and apply Fluoride Varnish to
many children who had never seen a dental provider previously.

Kudos to the following hygienists for giving back to the community!!:
Rita Felix, Felicia McCarthy, Jaynie Kirby, Diane Slover, Paulon
Lee, Sarah Harrah, Sonia Cohn, Wende Intosh, Elizabeth Grinnel, Michael
Long, Ana Serrano, Ynonne Lane, Karen Lee, Geralyn Hurney, Steven Quan,
Susan Hellums

SF Dental Hygiene
Component Volunteer Dental Screening

We had a  lot of fun at our most recent SF Dental Hygiene
Component Volunteer Dental Screening at Wu Yee Family Resource Center on  Saturday July 18, 2009!   Together we screened 61 HeadStart Children  age 2 - 4 years old, and placed Fluoride Varnish on 54 children!!  29% of the children had visible decay.  The breakdown in decay rate was:  Class I (no decay) 43 children, Class II (beginning decay) 12 children, Class III (severe decay) 6 children.    I want to thank some really great people who were not only dedicated hygienists, but so kind and sweet to the little guys who came by. We had  several children who initially refused, but eventually after watching a while, decided they might try!  It was so great to see these little  people have a happy dental experience!

 

Thank you so much to:  Heather Steich, Jeremy Scheckengost, Gwen Lang, Bianca Wu, Paulon Lee, Wendy Leung and Nikita Yefimova as well as our highschool intern, Janice Sanchez, who helped keep papers straight.   We couldn't have done this important health screening without you dedicated souls!! Kudos to you!

Sincerely,
Margaret Fisher, R.D.H.A.P., B.S.
Oral Health Consultant
CHDP Child Health & Disability Prevention Program
City and County of San Francisco
Department of Public Health
30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 210
San Francisco, CA  94102
(415) 575-5719
(415) 558-5905  FAX
email:    margaret.fisher@sfdph.org

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