Dental News - NCHOF plans national ‘Smile Drive’ in February

Dental Tribune USA

Wed. 4 February 2015

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NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Throughout February, National Children’s Dental Health Month, America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation will mobilize thousands of volunteers across the country for its second annual America’s ToothFairy Smile Drive – a national campaign to raise oral health awareness and collect oral care products for at-risk children.

Girl and Boy Scouts, high school, college and professional students, as well as dental professionals, businesses and other volunteer groups will participate by collecting and donating toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other oral care items for at-risk children in their community. Dental practices and companies serving as collection sites will be listed in the National Smile Drive Directory and be eligible for prizes and recognition in a leading dental publication. All registered volunteers will receive a promotional toolkit for hosting a successful drive. Registration is open now.

Donated toothbrushes and toothpaste collected through the Smile Drive will be distributed to local shelters, Boys and Girls Clubs, America’s ToothFairy Affiliate clinical partners and other non-profit organizations caring for underserved children and their families.

America’s ToothFairy launched its first Smile Drive in February 2014 in collaboration with Walmart, an America’s ToothFairy Underwriter, and the Kid’s Crest and Oral-B Stages products at Walmart. More than 430,000 oral care products were collected and distributed to vulnerable children nationwide.

The 2015 America’s ToothFairy Smile Drive is made possible by Align Technology, the makers of Invisalign, a pioneer in the invisible orthodontics market that has created healthy, beautiful smiles for more than 2.7 million patients, and ongoing support from Walmart.

To register for the Smile Drive and access information on participation and prizes, visit www.AmericasToothFairy.org.

America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation was formed in 2006 to eliminate children’s preventable suffering from pediatric dental disease by delivering superior preventive-focused programs and resources that improve quality of life for underserved children. Supporting the delivery of oral health education and care for children of all ages, the extensive community-based network of America’s ToothFairy includes dental and allied health professionals, generous corporations, nonprofit community health programs, civic and youth organizations and caring individuals in every state.

(Source: America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation)

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