Help kids’s dental care – The County

To the editor:&#13
 As a dentist in Presque Isle, I’ve skilled to start out with-hand that oral nicely being is normally wellbeing. Early in my occupation in private observe, I noticed individuals who may handle to reach into our dental workplace.

To the editor:

 As a dentist in Presque Isle, I’ve seasoned very first-hand that oral nicely being is whole nicely being. Early in my occupation in non-public train, I noticed members of the family who may come up with the money for to return into our dental workplace setting.

Afterwards, doing the job with ACAP, I uncovered that a number of Head Begin off pupils didn’t have a dentist. I confirmed St. Apollonia Dental Clinic to provide a dental residence for younger kids locked out of dental remedy. This Clinic has operated for above 9 a few years and is an in depth, glorious, and caring dental property for 1000’s of children.

Sadly, there are even now 1000’s of babies we’re not reaching. They’re invisible to us. Some will on no account have a dental pay a go to to till lastly they’ve an pressing problem and conclusion up locally emergency part. A method must be set in location to trace down and provides sources for these youngsters.

 LD 1501, An Act to Safeguard Oral Total well being for Kids in Maine, will handle this shortfall by rising the Maine CDC’s College Oral Well being and health Technique so it will current all universities with oral wellbeing providers. It will assist us uncover the children who’re presently invisible to us and make sure that they’re associated to remedy.

Acquiring nice oral well being and health is important to over-all wellness and staying in a position to display up at college fully prepared to check. I encourage our legislators to fund LD 1501 in order that we are able to allow Maine youngsters get the preventive oral well being remedy they need and are worthy of.

 Dr. Norma Desjardins, government director
St Apollonia Dental Clinic
Presque Isle