Zufall Health’s Children’s Oral Health Program is funded through a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and is implemented in north and central New Jersey by a Regional Oral Health Coordinator employed by Zufall Health.
Services
The Children’s Oral Health Program provides many educational programs and resources including:
- School-based educational activities conducted by registered hygienists
- “Save Our Smiles” voluntary, school-based fluoride rinse program
- Educational resources and teaching kits for school nurses
- Oral health education for participants in the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC)
- Oral health education for public health and social service professionals
Topics Covered
- Oral hygiene instruction
- Importance of regular dental visits
- Healthy food choices
- Dental sealants, braces, athletic mouth guards
- Connection between oral and overall health
- Oral effects of tobacco use
- Oral piercing
- Oral cancer
- Gum disease
Eligibility: Priority is given to schools with a high percentage of children in the free/reduced lunch program and in high-need areas. Additional programs are scheduled on a first-come first-served basis.
Appointments: To schedule free oral health presentations for students at your school:
For Northern counties (Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren) contact Karoline Genung, RDH at 973-891-3415 or via e-mail: kgenung@zufallhealth.org
For Central counties (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Union) contact Yvonne Mikalopas, RDH at 908-704-2256 or via email : ymikalopas@zufallhealth.org