The three elementary schools in the Delavan-Darien School District are participating in a Seal-A-Smile Program for second and fifth grade students.

The program is put on by the state and Walworth County Health and Human Services. Information and permission forms are sent home for students and their parents. If families are interested in participating in the program, dental hygienists who come to the school will apply sealants to the teeth of second and fifth graders. The students also learn how to brush their teeth properly.

Following the exam, the students receive a goodie bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste to take home.

The program is free for students and their families. The dental experts bring the dental chair, lights, and tools to the school, making it easy for the students to receive the treatments. The photos were taken at Darien School. Check out for DAT test preparation .

Here‘˜s more about the Seal-A-Smile program.

Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile(SAS) is a statewide sealant program that offers grants to local school-based programs targeting underserved children. These community efforts involve a variety of health care professionals including public health, school nurses, dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants. A combination of volunteers and paid professionals organize SAS programs. Some programs include dental cleanings, retention checks of dental sealants and topical fluoride applications.

The grant funds are used for a variety of program activities. Some SAS programs are sustained by very high numbers of volunteer staff and use their funds to buy supplies. Other SAS programs have in kind donations of disposables, sealant material, and supplies so their funds may be used to offset staffing expenses. The SAS program offers flexibility to accommodate unique community needs.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) contracts with Children‘˜s Health Alliance of Wisconsin to manage the SAS Program.

à¢â‚¬¢ SAS is funded through State of Wisconsin General Purpose Revenue (GPR), HRSA funding and supplemented by community in kind support and donations.

à¢â‚¬¢ In accordance with Governor Doyle‘˜s Kid‘˜s First Initiative SAS GPR state appropriations increased from $60,000 to $120,000 in 2005. In addition, DHS allocated a HRSA workforce grant of $82,000 per year from 2006-2009. From 2009-2012 HRSA funding was increased to $241,000 annually. Delta Dental of Wisconsin provided $241,000 annually for two years as a match to the HRSA funding

à¢â‚¬¢ The Wisconsin SAS Program is in its 11th year of operation.

à¢â‚¬¢ Grantees for 2009-2010 include the following local health departments: Adams/Marquette, Bayfield, Clark, Dane/Madison, Eau Claire, Juneau, Kenosha, Portage, Price (Iron/Ashland), Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vilas (Forrest/Oneida), Walworth, Waupaca, Waushara and Wood County Health Departments. Additional programs are being administered by Brown County Oral Health Partnership, Columbia St. Mary‘˜s Seton Dental Clinic, CESA #11-Rural Health Dental Clinic( Polk/Barron/Burnett/Washburn/St.Croix/Dunn/ Chippewa/Price Co‘˜s), Door County Memorial Hospital, Ft. Atkinson Community Health Clinic, In Health Community Wellness(Grant/Crawford Co‘˜s), Janesville School District, Lakewood Community Health Center (Oconto), Neenah Healthy Smiles, Pembine Schools, Preferred Dental Associates of Wisconsin LLC (Racine), Superior Schools, and the Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic.

à¢â‚¬¢ Grants for 2010-2011 range from $1,500-$100,000.

à¢â‚¬¢ During 2000-2010:

1. Number of Children who have been Screened: 71,540

2. Number of Children who have received Sealants: 46,031

à¢â‚¬¢ According to the SAS Program Report for 2009-10:

1. Of the 16,950 children screened, 10,206 had sealants placed and 6,235 children were referred for further dental care.
2. o36.7% of participants had untreated decay.

3. o5.8% of participants were referred with urgent dental needs.
4. 21,983 students received oral health education through SAS.

For more information please visit www.chawisconsin.org or contact Children‘˜s Health Alliance of Wisconsin: Matt Crespin Oral Health Project Manager, 414-292-4002, or mcrespin@chw.org

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Manav Rachna Dental College proudly announced APEX 2010 - Live Dental Symposium on Endodontics today at MRIU campus, Faridabad. BRIG Dr. Anil Kohli Padm Bhushan, Padamshree, Ex President, Dental Council of India was the Chief Guest for the event. The conference aimed at increasing general awareness, popularizes the utility and advantages of modern Endodontics amongst the masses and updates them on the contemporary trends in Dentistry. It was followed by a hand on experience session on Endodontics.

While highlighting the need for such symposiums speaking at the conference, Dr. Anil Kohli, eminent Endodontist said, à¢â‚¬Å“Both the private and public sector Endodontists are challenged to meet the needs of an ever-growing number of Indian populations who cannot regularly access oral health care,à¢â‚¬. à¢â‚¬Å“Endodontic measures provide important foundations for long-term and lasting tooth retention. In light of an aging society, this dental discipline is becoming increasingly important. With evidence-based success rates of up to 85 per cent for treatments performed legeartis, Endodontics have long been an established fixture in the range of therapies offered by general dentists, while at the same time offering a rich field of work for specialists,à¢â‚¬ he further added.

Keeping in mind the inherent advantages associated with Endodontic treatment, Manav Rachna International University‘˜s Dental College took this initiative to generate awareness about Endodontics and its advantages through a lecture series followed by live surgical demonstrations to the final year students and budding post graduate students. The sessions also showcased the technically improved availability of instruments available at Manav Rachna Dental College.

à¢â‚¬Å“Endodontics is one of the most exciting dental specialties in today‘˜s time and deals with the tooth pulp and the tissues surrounding the root of a tooth. Endodontists perform a variety of procedures including root canal therapy, Endodontics treatment, surgery, treating dental traumaà¢â‚¬, said Dr Pankaj Dhawan, Conference Organizing Secretary.

Primarily, it is essential to the health of your mouth, which can assist you in evading excruciating infections. Too many cavities can be hazardous, and those cavities that transform into boil can lead to even worse troubles such as root canals or teeth extraction. Secondly, good dental hygiene leads to enhanced breath and whiter teeth, makes one feel healthier.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Neetu Pulwani, Oral Radiologist Mahajan Imaging Centre said, à¢â‚¬Å“Surgery may be used in diagnosis, if one has persistent symptoms but no problems appear on their x-ray, their tooth might have a tiny fracture or canal that could not be detected during nonsurgical treatment.à¢â‚¬Dr. Vivek Hedge, Head, Dept of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune said, à¢â‚¬Å“The latest methods employed in the conservation therapy includes manual or mechanized root canal preparation, efficient rinsing methods during disinfection and modern instruments and materials for obturation. Even the treatment of front teeth with fractured crowns and roots is possible today through the use of advanced root pin systems, among other techniques.à¢â‚¬ And if a root canal revision should become necessary, the endodontic specialists have a range of minimally invasive microsurgical concepts up to the treatment of complex Endo-periodontal lesions available to them. The impressive scientific and technological progress in the field of Endodontics has improved the odds of long-term tooth retention tremendously and puts this speciality at the centre of a prophylactic-conservationist approach to dentistry.

Appreciating the overwhelming response, queries addressed, quest for knowledge of the students as well the audience, Dr. O.P.Bhalla, Hon'ble Chancellor MRIU, said, à¢â‚¬Å“The primary aim of Manav Rachna Dental College is to produce competent dentists, specialists, and super specialists. Manav Rachna Dental College has well-established special clinics in Dental Implant, Advanced Dental Centre and Rural Health Centres. Moreover, many Rural Dental Health Camps and school children Dental Health Camps are routinely undertaken by the College. The ultimate aim behind such initiatives is to bring this Institute at par with the best in the world, so that our trained doctors become the global players of tomorrow.à¢â‚¬

Eminent speakers discussed developments in this field along with faculty from Manav Rachna Dental College and shared advances, perspectives, new ideas, ways and means to avoid failures and breakthrough concepts in Endodontics.

Endodontics:

Endodontics is one of the most exciting dental specialties of our time and deals with the tooth pulp and the tissues surrounding the root of a tooth. Endodontists perform a variety of procedures including root canal therapy, Endodontic retreatment, surgery, treating cracked teeth, and treating dental trauma. Root canal therapy is one of the most common procedures. If the pulp (containing nerves, arterioles, venules, lymphatic tissue, and fibrous tissue) becomes diseased or injured, endodontic treatment is required to save the tooth.

This is a fantastic get together of dental specialists from different countries around the world. The conference is all about Endodontics. Read more about the conference at: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/live-dental-symposiumendodontics-apex-2010-at-manav-rachna/417136/

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