3M ESPE Product Donation Benefits the NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program: a Community Response to a National Health Crisis
3M ESPE Product Donation Benefits the NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program a Community Response to a National Health Crisis (Charlotte, NC¾ November 11, 2010) 3M ESPE Dental Products donated 24,600 units of Vanish™ 5% NaF White Varnish to
3M
ESPE Product Donation Benefits the NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program: a Community
Response to a National Health Crisis
(Charlotte, NC¾ November 11, 2010) 3M ESPE Dental Products donated 24,600
units of Vanish™ 5% NaF White Varnish to National Children’s Oral
Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairyâ (NCOHF), to support the establishment of community-based
NCOHF Oral Health Zone Programs through Affiliate locations across the country.
The following NCOHF Affiliates
benefited from the generous 3M ESPE product donation that will be used in preventive
oral care collaborations as part of the NCOHF Oral Health Zone ProgramÔ:
University of Arizona, A.T. Still School
of Dentistry
St. Francis House NWA, Inc. dba
Community Clinic
University of California,
San Francisco
Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
Howard University
in Washington, DC
University of Florida
Valley Community Clinic
The NCOHF Affiliate network is a
consortium of more than 60 of America’s finest not-for-profit oral health
programs dedicated to eliminating pediatric dental disease by offering quality,
comprehensive dental services to the underserved children who need them most.
In just 5 years, the NCOHF Affiliate network has provided care to more than 1
million children. Affiliates participating
in the NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program are partnering with local key
stakeholders to identify collaborative solutions that uniquely respond to the
oral health crisis in their community.
“3M ESPE fully supports increased access to
care, especially for the pediatric population where there is so much need.
We are very happy to assist NCOHF in the great work they are doing,” said
John Stefanick, 3M ESPE Director, Industry and Professional Relations.
“No child should have to lie
awake at night, suffering in silence from the severe pain of a disease that is
completely preventable,” said Fern Ingber, MEd, NCOHF president and CEO. “We are grateful that 3M ESPE shares our
vision for a successful NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program and our commitment to
ensuring all children can receive the basic care necessary for healthy and
productive futures.”
About
3M ESPE
3M
ESPE manufactures and markets more than 2,000 products and services designed to
help dental professionals improve their patients’ oral health care. 3M Health
Care, one of 3M’s six major business segments, provides world-class innovative
products and services to help health care professionals improve the practice
and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health
information markets. For more information on the complete 3M ESPE line of
dental products visit the 3M ESPE Web site at www.3MESPE.com
or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products are available
for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
About
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s
Toothfairyâ (NCOHF)
National Children’s Oral Health
Foundation: America’s Toothfairyâ (NCOHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to raising
awareness of the #1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease,
facilitating delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral health services, and
eliminating this preventable disease from future generations. NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure
and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive
programs to a growing network of not-for-profit university and community based
dental clinics, health centers, and mobile programs throughout America. For more information about NCOHF, please
visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org
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