UofL’s School of Dentistry has provided free dental care to local children on the first Friday in February (national Give Kids a Smile Day) since 2002. This year, about 200 dental and dental hygiene faculty, staff and students visited six Jefferson County Public Schools. Nearly 3,000 children received oral health education and many received a free dental screening.
University of Louisville dentistry student Devin Moran told Yara Alnaanah to 鈥渙pen wide鈥 so he could get a look at her teeth. With a smile, Moran told the kindergartner at Camp Taylor Elementary School 鈥渓ooks good!鈥
On this day, Moran was聽one of dozens of students from the UofL School of Dentistry invading Camp Taylor and three other Jefferson County schools to give free checkups and advice to more than 300 young students, many of them who rarely see a dentist.
鈥淭his is a part of our community outreach鈥 said the dentistry school鈥檚 Dr. Haska Aljukic.
Moran said 鈥渋t gives us a chance to interact with kids out in the community and also gives the community a chance to get some free screenings and free dental work done. So it鈥檚 kind of a win-win.鈥
Camp Taylor鈥檚 principal said he and the students鈥 busy parents appreciated UofL鈥檚 effort. So did Yara Alnaanah.
鈥淭hey tell me, ‘wow, your teeth are nice,’鈥 she said.
Check out the Give Kids a Smile Day below:
