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Van Buren County PreK through 8th-grade students will have the opportunity for free dental care.
Through the State’s Department of Health, the School-Based Dental Prevention Program will be providing sealants, fluoride varnish, dental screenings, and education. Coordinated School Health Director Kelly Lewis said this opportunity comes every three or four years.
“Because we don’t have a dentist in Van Buren County our families have to travel to either Warren or White, another county to get dental services,” Lewis said. “So I’d say it is very conservative to say they will reach a lot of students who have never been to the dentist.”
Lewis said dental hygenist Angie Crutch will perform the services for students starting September 6th. She said Crutch will remain for several weeks, depending on how many students sign up.
Forms were sent home with students at the beginning of the school year, and Lewis said they’ve already had 200 plus returned. She said parents can sign their children up for the free services up until Crutch leaves.
