Please pass along this information to anyone with children who lives in and near
the Mission:
http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/
UCSF Offers Dental Screenings for Kids at "Sunday Streets"
When: Sunday, July 28, 2013 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: 24th and Harrison Streets San Francisco Mission District
UC San Francisco will offer free dental screenings and health education as
part of the City’s “Sunday Streets” in the Mission District this weekend,
in conjunction with the UCSF chapters of the Student Society of Pediatric
Dentistry and the Hispanic Student Dental Association. UCSF School of
Dentistry residents will perform the screenings and apply fluoride varnish
for children, with parental consent, to prevent cavities. They also will
provide dental education for children and their parents/guardians, as well
as referrals to the UCSF Pediatric Dentistry Clinic where appropriate. No
appointment is necessary for the screenings.
Early detection is key to diagnosing potential tooth decay, which remains
one of the most common diseases of childhood – five times as common as
asthma. By age 17, more than seven percent of children have lost a
permanent tooth to decay, according to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
UCSF also will have a booth at the street fair for its Science Health &
Education Partnership, which provides hands-on science lessons to nearly 90
percent of San Francisco public schools, their teachers and students
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