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WHO:
Dr. Mark J. Feldman, D.M.D., President, American Dental Association
Dr. Stephen Gold, D.D.S., President, New York State Dental Association
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Thomas Suozzi, Nassau County Executive
Amy Paulin, Assemblywoman, sponsor, NYS dental certificate law for school children
Steve Kess, representative of Henry Schein Dental, a national sponsor of Give Kids A Smile
Representatives: the Nassau County Dental Society, the New York State Dental Association, the Oral Health Coalition of Nassau-Suffolk, and the New York State Oral Health Coalition
WHERE:
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Garden City, NY 11530
516-572-4111
WHEN:
Friday, February 1
9:30 a.m. - 1:30p.m. Receive children, provide dental screenings and education
12:30 p.m. Conference participants arrive
1:30 p.m. - 2:30p.m. "Access to Care Conference" (Children will not be present)
WHY: Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease affecting American children, five times more common than asthma. And reversing a half century of progress, recent CDC data shows that tooth decay is on the rise among preschoolers. Untreated oral disease has been linked to childhood infections and more catastrophic illnesses and greatly restricts children's daily activities, resulting in the loss of many millions of hours of classroom time each year.
MEDIA OPS:
1800 children receive dental screenings
Children view an educational video
Children receive oral hygiene instruction
National, state and county dental officers and public officials discuss solutions to access to oral health care issues.
Newly launched North Shore-LIJ Hospital Mobile Dental Van on site for media inspection
CONTACTS: Dr. Michael Shreck, Chairman, Nassau County Dental Society Give Kids A Smile Committee, +1-516-448-5008; or Dr. Nicholas Tucci, Chairman, Access to Care Committee, +1-516-850-1086
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Jan. 31/
SOURCE Nassau County Dental Society
