Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The Leavenworth County Health Department has acknowledged a grant through the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund to assist establishes a dental hygiene clinic.
The clinic would be located at the health department and give preventive dental hygiene care and education for underprivileged young children ages 0 to 5 and pregnant women.
A local dental hygienist, Susan Rodgers, would staff the new clinic under the sponsorship of Leavenworth dentist Darren Haun.
"The dental problems we see at the health department could actually affect overall health and are largely preventable," Sylvia Burns, health department administrative director, explained. "By concentrating our dental hygiene service on young children we hope to be able to prevent a lot of these problems from developing in the first place."
The dental clinic is a society effort. Wal-Mart has donated funds to assist with the purchase of toothbrushes and other items.
The clinic would be located at the health department and give preventive dental hygiene care and education for underprivileged young children ages 0 to 5 and pregnant women.
A local dental hygienist, Susan Rodgers, would staff the new clinic under the sponsorship of Leavenworth dentist Darren Haun.
"The dental problems we see at the health department could actually affect overall health and are largely preventable," Sylvia Burns, health department administrative director, explained. "By concentrating our dental hygiene service on young children we hope to be able to prevent a lot of these problems from developing in the first place."
The dental clinic is a society effort. Wal-Mart has donated funds to assist with the purchase of toothbrushes and other items.
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