Michigan Children Get Special Help To Reduce Tooth Decay

A special program, Varnish! Michigan, funded by Delta Dental and administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health, is helping to prevent tooth decay in nearly 16,000 children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs throughout the state. Launched in the fall of 2007 with a $250,000 grant from Delta Dental, the program provides applications of fluoride varnish on the teeth of low-income children up to five years of age.

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Filed under: Dentistry on March 3rd, 2008