Kids and Their Families Get Motivated About Oral Health

GSDM students Lauren Greco DMD 12, Mahesh Sadhani DMD 12, Thomas Keeling DMD 14, and Maidelys Oliva DMD 14 accompanied CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri to the Family Wellness Fair and Saturday Open Gym at Madison Park Community Center in Roxbury on April 2.  Doggie, the official stuffed animal mascot of CHP, was also in attendance to help children learn about oral health care.

The event was sponsored by The Boston Public Health Commission’s Office of Oral Health and the ADA Foundation in partnership with Child Development and Education, Inc., GSDM, and Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures. It was open to families with children three to eight years of age, with the goal of getting families with children up, out, and moving around together. Oral health promotion activities were targeted to families with young children. Volunteers provided age-appropriate, interactive, dental-related activities and dental screenings.