To have your childās dental records and x-rays sent to you or a dentist/dental office for purposes of continuing dental care, please complete the below form. This form can only be submitted by your childās custodial parent or legal guardian. To protect your childās privacy, dental records can only be sent to you as the […]
Get Signed Up
Sign your child up for in-school dental care! Your child can get gentle dental care from a local dentist who comes right to your childās school! This saves you from taking time off work and arranging special transportation to get to a dentistās office. Ask your childās school for a permission form or call today:
Parents
Keeping your kids healthy can be a big job and taking care of their teeth can get expensive. Smile New York Outreach in-school dental program is here to help! No more taking time off work or dealing with transportation to and from a dentistās office. With Smile New York Outreach, your child can get the […]
Best Practices
The most effective way to get students the dental care they need is to inform parents about the program and keep the lines of communication open! Here are some best practices used by schools across New York: Automated calls/robo calls One of the best ways to reach parents is through automated calls. Below is a […]
5 Simple Steps
The Smile New York Outreach in-school dental program is designed to be stress-free for our school partners. Take these simple steps to have an in-school dentist visit your school: Schedule the date for our dental professionals to come to your school.Ā You will receive permission forms from us prior to the scheduled date. Ask teachers to […]
The Need
The poor oral health of U.S. school children has reached the crisis stage. Hereās where we stand: Annually, more than 51 million school hours are lost due to poor oral health. The most common childhood disease, tooth decay, is five times more common than asthma. Just 25% of Medicaid-eligible children get any kind of dental […]
School Partners
Smile New York Outreach is an in-school dental program offering critically needed pediatric oral health care in the familiar surroundings of our partner schools. Poor oral health is a leading reason children miss school; in fact, tooth decay is the most common childhood disease, and is five times more common than asthma. The Centers for […]