Carestream Health Kodak Dental System Donates Products to Affiliates of National Children’s Oral Health Foundation

Carestream Health/Kodak Dental System Donates Products to Affiliates of  National Children’s Oral Health Foundation

(Charlotte, NC)  Carestream Health/Kodak Dental Systems has made a generous donation to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) of 6,000 boxes of Lidocaine 2% and 688 boxes of dental film to help prevent childhood dental decay.  

Lidocaine 2% is a local anesthetic used to numb the tooth and gums during dental procedures. Valued at $109,320, this donation was dispersed among 20 of the non-profit Affiliates of NCOHF. The donated dental film, available in various sizes, was valued at $53,689.05 and was distributed to 12 Affiliates.  

Carestream Health/Kodak Dental Systems Customer Service and Support Manager James D’Acquisto said, “As a leader in the industry we are pleased to be in a position to help prevent pediatric dental disease. A child’s smile is priceless.”
Fern Ingber, President and CEO of NCOHF, expressed her gratitude on behalf of the Affiliates.  “Carestream Health/Kodak Dental Systems has graciously provided our non-profit Affiliates with a very generous supply of materials highly useful in the prevention of pediatric dental disease. This donation allows our Affiliates to stretch their dollars farther as they care for underserved children in their local communities.”

About Carestream Health

Carestream Health, Inc. is an internationally successful company providing medical and dental imaging systems and information technology solutions; molecular imaging systems; and non-destructive testing products to a broad base of   customers around the world. Onex Corp., Toronto, Canada, acquired the Health Group of Eastman Kodak Co. in a multi-billion-dollar transaction in May 2007. Upon closing, the business began operating as a standalone entity (i.e., Carestream Health, Inc.,) within the Onex family of companies. Today Carestream Health, headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., has some 8,000 employees serving tens of thousands of customers in more than 150 countries.

About the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF)

The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (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 community-based universities, health centers, dental clinics, and mobile programs throughout America.

For more information about NCOHF, please visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org.