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Northwoods Dental Project
Mission
The Northwoods Dental Project is a public-private partnership that provides community members in Forest, Oneida and Vilas Counties access to oral health care. We strive to educate and advocate for all who come to us for care.
Oral Health Programs
The Northwoods Dental Project provides the following programs:
Seal-A-Smile (PDF)
A school-based Dental Sealant program offered free to parents of second and sixth grade students. A portable dental clinic is set up at the school so children can receive an oral health exam, dental sealants (if necessary, dental supplies, and oral health education. Parents receive a letter providing information about the oral health exam, observations made and follow-up suggestions.Healthy Smiles (Fluoride Varnish) (PDF)
A free Fluoride Varnish program offered to children ages six months through five years of age who are enrolled in or are eligible for Head Start and Pre-K classes.Fluoride Rinse
Available to school districts that are on non-fluoridated water systems through the Public Health Departments for students in grades first through fifth.Fluoride Supplements
Parents of children six months to 16 years old with non-fluoridated water systems can receive fluoride supplements through the Public Health Department.Food Pantry and Prenatal Care
This includes Healthy Mothers, Senior Smiles, and programs at six local food pantries. Participants are offered an oral health exam, oral health education and dental supplies.Accomplishments
2008/2009
Healthy Smiles (Fluoride Varnish)
- 24 Head Start Centers or Schools
(3 site visits per school)- 466 children participating
- 42 children referred for further dental needs
- 82% of children in Early Head Start/Head Start receive BadgerCare
- 64% of total children receive BadgerCare
- 1,398 fluoride varnish applications
2008/2009
Seal-A-Smile (Dental Sealants)
- 18 schools (*21 for 2009-2010)
- 1,111 children received oral health education
- 953 children received consent forms
- 576 children received oral health exams and dental supplies
- 469 children received sealants
- 43% of children examined receive BadgerCare
- 110 children referred for further dental needs
- 2,588 dental sealants placed
- 84.6% of children examined received sealants
- 5..4 - number of sealants average per child
- 474 children receiving Toothprints
* 2009/2010 Seal-A-Smile expansion to include Forest County school districts.
For More Information
For more information about the Northwoods Dental Project, contact:
Kelley Moran, Public Health Dental Hygienist, at 715-479-3758, or by email.To contact the Northwoods Dental Project directly, call 715-891-6944.
In each county call:
Forest County Public Health Department: 715-478-3371
Oneida County Public Health Department: 715-369-6111
Vilas County Public Health Department: 715-479-3656To print a Northwoods Dental Project Brochure, click here. (PDF)