SMILE UNITED served 948 students across Leon and Gadsden counties and placed 2,203 sealants. 3,730 students were served over the course of the four year-grant period.
Smile United serves students in Kindergarten, second and sixth grades.
Preventing and treating dental problems and improving dental health may benefit child academic achievement and cognitive and psychosocial development. Providing school based pediatric dental services helps eliminate barriers some children experience in an attempt to receive necessary and beneficial oral health care. United Way of the Big Bend knows that children with favorable oral health are more likely to achieve success in school. That is why, through the generous support of the Florida Blue Foundation, they continue to make investments in pediatric dental health.
For more information on Smile United, please contact CommunityImpact@uwbb.org and the phone number should be (850) 414-0844, option 4