At three locations during February in Harrisburg, Carlisle and York
Feb. 3, 2010
HARRISBURG – Parents who may be underinsured in dental coverage or who are uninsured can bring their children, ages 6-14, for a free oral health exam and sealant procedure on Sealant Saturday in February.
HACC students in dental hygiene, dental assisting and expanded function dental auxiliary with volunteer dentists and hygienists will begin at 9 a.m. on Feb. 6, at the York County School of Technology, 2179 S. Queen St., York; Feb. 20, at the Sadler Health Center, 100 N. Hanover St. in Carlisle; and Feb. 27, on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, One HACC Drive.
Second-year students will perform the service by appointment only except at the York location, where an appointment is not necessary. At HACC’s Harrisburg Campus, patients can come to the Dental Hygiene Clinic in the Select Medical Health Education Pavilion. Children also will receive free oral hygiene instructions and a home care kit at each location.
The students, together with volunteer dentists and licensed dental hygienists, some who are HACC alumni, will perform a painless, routine oral exam. They will determine if a sealant (a thin hard coating that helps protect teeth from decay) can be applied to the chewing surfaces of the patient’s back teeth. Sealants cannot be applied to teeth that already have decay.
Sealant Saturday is a statewide service sponsored by the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association. Sealant material is supplied by Dentsply Professional Division in York and Premier in Plymouth Meeting.
HACC’s dental hygiene students, who are 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.
To schedule an appointment at the Harrisburg or Carlisle locations, parents and legal guardians must contact the clinic at 780-2441 or 1-800-222-4222, ext. 2441. No appointment necessary at the York location.
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