Children's Dental Clinic

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The Children’s Dental Clinic provides free dental care to eligible children from Wichita and Sedgwick County Schools. To be eligible, children ages five through 15 cannot have private dental insurance, Medicaid, or Kansas HealthWave and must qualify for the free or reduced lunch program at their school. The school nurse makes referrals for children to participate in the clinic. Wichita State University dental hygiene students receive clinical experience and instruction as they provide preventive care under the supervision of the staff hygienist. More than 29 volunteer dentists and oral surgeons from the community donate their time and services to provide children restorative and extraction needs.

Each year, the Sedgwick County Health Department's Children's Dental Clinic sponsors the Molardrama. This event gives more than 5,000 Sedgwick County second graders an opportunity to attend a theatre melodrama with the focus of how to have healthy teeth for a lifetime. Each child receives a toothbrush, floss, stickers, and an apple coupon to be redeemed at the child’s area Dillon’s store for an apple. Donations from the Wichita District Dental Society, Delta Dental, the Boeing Company, Dillon’s and the American Cancer Society help fund this annual event.

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