WCCCD Partners With Michigan Department of Human Services to Present a Dental Health...

WCCCD Partners With Michigan Department of Human Services to Present a Dental
Health Seminar to Foster Care Youth
Free Teeth Cleaning Services Provided by WCCCD's Dental Programs During
National Children's Dental Health Month in February

DETROIT, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne County Community College
District (WCCCD) has partnered with the Michigan Department of Human Services
to present a free seminar on oral health for foster care youth. The seminar
will be held at the District's new Northwest Campus, in the Student Welcome
Center on Wednesday, January 14, at 2:00 p.m.
At the event, students of the District's Dental Program will schedule
teeth cleaning appointments for attendees during the month of February in
honor of national Children's Dental Health month. Both in care and aged out
of foster care youth will be eligible for the special program and cleaning
services.
"The current challenging economic environment forces more people to do
without basic oral and dental health care and this seminar aims to provide
access to these services through our exemplary dental programs," said Dr.
Curtis L. Ivery, Chancellor of the multi-campus system. "We are delighted to
partner with the Michigan Department of Human Services and ensure that these
services are offered to those who need it the most."
The Michigan Department of Human Services is deeply committed to assisting
youth in the foster care program, as well as those who age out of the system,
said Director Ismael Ahmed.
"We are very pleased to partner with the Wayne County Community College
District to provide free or low-cost preventive dental care that is so
important to youths' overall health," Ahmed added. "This is one other way we
can offer tangible support to young people who deserve our help and
encouragement."
Each year, students of WCCCD's dental program offer free teeth cleaning
services to children between the ages of three and 18 during the month of
February. As part of a pilot program launched with the DHS, these free
services are being extended to in care and aged out of foster care youth this
year.
Attendees will learn about oral health, receive giveaways and refreshments
and can register for a teeth cleaning session. The seminar will include
demonstrations on oral health care by WCCCD students.
WCCCD houses all three dental career programs -- Dental Hygiene, Dental
Assisting and Dental Lab Technology. The location of the dental programs in
the Health Sciences Center in the new Northwest Campus provides easy access to
care to members of the community. The Dental Hygiene program provides
year-round, low cost dental preventative services to children and adults.
WCCCD is committed to the continued development of new programs, hosting
more community-based training sessions, improving student facilities and
services, upgrading technologies, making capital investments in massive
building expansion projects, training staff members to enhance their skills to
maximize efficiency.
Members of the public who would like to schedule free teeth cleaning
appointments for children ages three to 18 for the month of February call
313-943-4010. Appointments are limited and are allotted on a first come first
serve basis.
For more information on WCCCD, please visit www.wcccd.edu. For more
information about the DHS Foster Youth in Transition program, visit
www.michigan.gov/fyit.
SOURCE Wayne County Community College District

Tina Bassett or Vidya Moorthy, both of Bassett & Bassett, Incorporated,
+1-313-965-3010 (24-7), for Wayne County Community College District; or Gisgie
Davila Gendreau, Michigan Department of Human Services marketing and public
relations director, +1-517-373-7394