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Senior dental hygiene student, Tiffani Aschoff, cleans Joshua Harley Brown’s teeth. Brown is from Hastings. |
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Dressed as fictional dental superheroes are Josh Barta as Perio man, Dave Montgomery as Pedo man, and Gary Lehn as Ortho man. All are first-year dental students. |
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Pictured from left to right with Lil’ Red are: Abel Salazar-Villanueva, David Fonseca, Pablo Gutierrez, Casey Osantowski, all of Columbus, and Erik Dominguez Avila of Madison. Lil’ Red was a huge hit with the children. |
About 200 children from seven Nebraska communities were treated to a day of food, fun and dental care.
“Children’s Dental Day is an opportunity for the college to exercise both its education and outreach missions,” said David Brown, Ph.D., executive associate dean, UNMC College of Dentistry and the coordinator of the event. “The annual event helps underserved Nebraska children, while providing an opportunity for dental and dental hygiene students to gain more clinical experience.”
Dental Day XI by the numbers:
- Number of children treated: 196.
- Number of cavities filled: 350.
- Number of teeth pulled: 150.
- Number of dental instruments used: 2,500.
- Number of hot dogs served: 650.
- Number of costumed characters: three fictional dental super heroes, three tooth fairies, one sheriff and Lil’ Red.
- Number of tooth brushes given away: 250.
- Number of students, faculty and staff who participated: 405.
- Number of community partners who supported Dental Day XI: 20.
- Cost of services provided: $120,000.