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Premier Dental Products will donate more than 200,000 Enamel Pro Varnish applications to the 2016 Give Kids A Smile program.
Premier Dental Remains Committed to Give Kids A Smile Program
Premier Dental Products will donate more than 200,000 Enamel Pro Varnish applications to the 2016 Give Kids A Smile program. The company has been a longterm supporter of this program, donating more than $2 million in preventive products since the its inception. Give Kids A Smile was launched in 2003 by the American Dental Association to provide underserved children with much needed oral health care services. Partnership organizations and volunteers keep the program viable. Give Kids a Smile has, to date, benefitted nearly 5 million children nationwide.
Keystone Industries Launches New Website
Keystone Industries—a domestic and international dental product manufacturer— has relaunched its website, keystoneindustries.com. The company is excited to share its appealing new design featuring improved search and navigation functions; a live-chat option; tutorial videos; a safety data sheet database; and an updated online ordering system.
The company plans to roll out more updates to its website in the coming months, with the addition of multiple language translations, enhanced product video tutorials, and more.
Pro Bono Program Expands Its Reach
In January, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) announced that its existing pro bono program, Donated Orthodontic Services, would expand nationwide—allowing greater opportunity for low-income children across the United States to receive necessary orthodontic treatment. Prior to this announcement, Donated Orthodontic Services operated in nine states. Since 2009, nearly 500 patients have been treated in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Michigan, and Virginia.
Pro bono treatments offered through the program are made possible through the generosity of the AAO’s 18,000 orthodontist members. Their combined time and talents have improved the functionality and esthetics of countless smiles, with that number set to exponentially increase with the program’s expansion. Patients are matched to providers via the Dental Lifeline Network.
Donated Orthodontic Services expects to perform free treatment for 250 patients in 2016. Such treatment is also supported through corporate partnerships with manufacturers such as DENTSPLY GAC International and Align Technologies.
Pulpdent Supports Children’s Oral Health In Guatemala
Pulpdent Corp—a dental research, development and manufacturing company— has partnered with Mil Milagros (A Thousand Miracles) to help improve children’s oral health in Guatemala. Pulpdent is donating Embrace Fluoride Varnish to the nonprofit organization, which works with mothers, grandmothers, and teachers in rural Guatemala to improve children’s health and provide education opportunities. They partner with local public schools to educate children about the importance of oral health and how to perform effective self-care. Mothers and grandmothers are also trained to provide oral hygiene instruction and to apply fluoride varnish. In addition, more than 60 teachers support the daily toothbrushing programs that are part of each school day.
From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. March 2016;14(03):16.
