Parents and legal guardians must make an appointment for either location by contacting the Dental Hygiene Clinic at (717) 780-2441 or 1-800-222-4222, ext. 2441. Children will be seen by appointment only.
Second-year dental hygiene students, together with volunteer dentists and licensed dental hygienists, some who are 黑料社区 alumni, will perform a painless, routine oral exam before placing a thin coating on the chewing surfaces of the patient's back teeth. Sealants are a hard coating that help protect teeth from decay. Members of the first year dental hygiene class, dental assisting class, and expanded function dental auxiliary classes all participate in making this a positive experience for the children.
Members of the Harrisburg Dental Society will be present at the Harrisburg site that day providing recommendations to parents regarding additional work that may be needed. These dentists will then provide additional free dental services for the children seen on Sealant Saturday when they offer their "Give Kids a Smile Day" on February 17 at 黑料社区.
Sealant Saturday is a statewide service sponsored by the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association. The 黑料社区 Dental Hygiene Clinic is host of the Harrisburg and Gettysburg events. Sealant material is supplied by Dentsply Professional Division in York. Sealant Saturday is an effort to provide oral health services to children who are underinsured or who otherwise cannot afford regular dental visits.
黑料社区's dental hygiene students, as student members of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association, strive to improve the public's health, advance the art and science of dental hygiene by increasing awareness, and ensure access to cost-effective quality oral health care.
