Some 1,500 children from local low-income families will receive free dental services at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY, on February 7, 2014.
The services will include screenings, fluoride varnishes, and sealants as part of the ADA's national Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) day. Grace Hsu, DDS, and her staff at Long Island Dental Spa will be volunteering at the Henry Schein-sponsored event.
Children from underserved communities in Nassau County were selected and invited by their school's nurses and principles to attend. Before returning to their schools, the children attending will view interactive puppet shows and video presentations regarding oral hygiene. They will be given backpacks with the tools needed for good oral health.
They will also be served healthy snacks and given Happy Meal certificates good at Long Island McDonald's, and Ronald McDonald will be greeting the children as they arrive from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The museum will be open for the children to explore and some will get to ride the famous Nunley's Carousel.
Dental professionals from the Nassau County Dental Society, Suffolk County Dental Society, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, Farmingdale State College School of Dental Hygiene, New York University College of Dentistry, Winthrop-University Hospital, and North Shore LIJ Hospital are participating in the event.
