The annual Give Kids A Smile day will offer free dental care to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ children from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10.
The annual event will be held at Southwest Kids Dentistry, 6970 N. Oracle Road, Suite 110. Parents may register children up to age 18 at
The event is aimed at children who do not qualify for Medicaid, or whose parents cannot afford dental care. Medicaid in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ includes both the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and KidsCare.
Organizers say volunteer dentists and Pima Community College dental hygiene students will offer children dental exams, fillings, extractions and “baby teeth†root canals.
Nearly 30 percent of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ children have urgent, untreated tooth decay such as swelling, pain and infection, the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Department of Health Services says.
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Give Kids A Smile was created by the American Dental Association to reduce school absenteeism by eliminating oral pain. It is held statewide in February to recognize National Children’s Dental Health Month and to build awareness of children’s oral health issues and unmet needs.
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