Success Stories
On The Road Again: A Tooth Taxi Update
by Mary Daly, Program Manager, Tooth Taxi
Update #7 | 10/20/08 | Central Linn
The Tooth Taxi was parked at the Central Linn elementary school in Halsey Oregon, to serve the grade school, middle and high school students. Our visit was coordinated by the school nurse, Vickie Egan. Our visit also coincided with the news-breaking story of the "Bunny Suicides" book that had been checked out of the Halsey grade school library.
We spent quite a bit of time providing oral hygiene education to students. Our outreach extended to a total of 132 students, including key presentations at two high school health classes. Each session was tailored to the audience; the health classes posed great questions for Dr. Heringer.
Dr. Heringer and one of his Halsey patients who spontaneously gave him a big hug after treatment.
The Brownsville newspaper visited the van on Thursday, we expect a story in tomorrow's edition.
Central Linn stats:
- 47 kids screened
- 23 kids treated in the van
- $15,692 free dental treatment provided
- 132 students received classroom oral hygiene education
Next week's news: Santiam Canyon re-cap
Next week on the road: Lebanon
Other Tooth Taxi news - I presented the Tooth Taxi program and mission to the OHSU Oregon Rural Health Coordinating Council at a meeting in Portland on Thursday. This group was excited to learn more about the Tooth Taxi and how to support it in their communities, for more information: http://www.ohsu.edu
And about that 'egg'ing in Amity, a letter to readers from Ty Walker, news editor at the Yamhill County News Register: http://web.newsregister.com
Regards, Mary