GKAS eMemo
** Post-GKAS 2010 PRESS RELEASE **
DENTAL ASSOCIATION THANKS GKAS DENTAL VOLUNTEERS FOR PROVIDING NEEDY LAKE COUNTY CHILDREN FREE DENTAL CARE
For the 4th consecutive year, the Lake County Dental Association (LCDA) in collaboration with the Lake County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health Volunteer Health Care Provider Program (VHCPP) partnered to give underprivileged children, between the ages of 3–17 years old, access to free dental services. This coordinated local effort is part of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) national dental access-to-care campaign, better known as Give Kids a Smile (GKAS).
The purpose of GKAS is to encourage parents, health professionals, policymakers and everyone who cares about children, to help combat and address this important health issue - the ‘silent epidemic’ of dental disease. According to the US Surgeon General, tooth decay is the most chronic disease affecting American children, five (5) times more common than asthma. Recent CDC reports indicate that tooth decay among preschoolers is on the rise, reversing a 50-year trend.
On February 26, 2010, local Lake County dentists distributed free educational materials, toothbrushes and toothpaste, as well as provided free dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments and preventive sealants. The group of 32 dentist and staff volunteers screened 87 children and performed over $35,000 of dental services on this single day. 59 of the 87 children were provided referrals to local area dentists to have additional dental procedures such as fillings, extractions and root canals, to be performed in the dentists’ respective private offices. Last year, the LCDA-GKAS program provided over $115,000 of dental services to underprivileged children.
On behalf of the children and families, the LCDA would like to recognize the GKAS Coordinators Dr. Ted Bland and Dr. Timothy Pruett for their passionate support and efforts in organizing this year’s Event. The LCDA also wish to extend a warm, heartfelt THANK YOU to the following dentists and staff for their generous time, talents and compassion without whom this would not be possible.
Drs. Darrell Alford, Tomas Ballesteros, Adam Barr, Teddy Bland, Barton Blumberg, Tom Bowers, Susan Caddell, Eugenio Cava, Peter Chen, Dan Crofton, James Flach, Anthony Gulde, Hugh Hughston, Chris Johnson, Mike Kiernan, Sook Kim, Briggitte Martin, Dale Meeks, Jon Mehr, Martha Mehr, John Murrell, Cheryl Pisano, Tim Pruett, Julie Russo, Anibal Torres, Lisa Wadsworth, Wade Winker and Lisa Yurkiewicz.
Here are the numbers for this year's event!
Total number of patients scheduled: 101
Total number of patients screened at the event: 87
Total number of "no show" patients: 14
Total number of sealants placed: 95
Total number of patient referred out: 59
Total number of volunteers: 32 (without health departments 3)
6 dentists
10 dental hygienists
16 dental assistants and support staff
Hours of screening: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm plus 1 hour total set-up and clean up (total 8 hours)
Total Number of Licensed Health Care provider hours (dentist and hygienist): 116
Total Number of General Staff hours: 124
Total Value of Services provided (using the health department's calculations): $35,225.00
Total Dollar Value of Donations: $14,760.00
Total Dollar Value of General Staff: $2,840.25
Total Value of Services provided: $52,840.25
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