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57 people are interested
Make a difference in a child's oral health!
ORGANIZATION: Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
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57 people are interested
Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the oral health of children in Orange County through collaborations directed at prevention, education, access to treatment, and advocacy. Our vision is that through collaborations and partnerships, children in our community will enter school ready to learn and be pain free.
Volunteer Opportunities:
1. Tooth Fairy Learning Center: Teach children about the science of decay and bacteria, proper oral hygiene and making smart nutrition choices.
2. Community Education and Screenings: Educate the community on the importance of oral health, help hygienists with screening paperwork and refer families to dental clinics.
3. Help our school-based program! Duties include getting kids safely to and from our Smile Mobile and their classrooms, and assisting with forms and paperwork.
4. Assist front office: Data entry, pulling and filing dental records and charts.
5. Assist with grant research.
6. Research dental information, providers, products and adaptations for children with special health care needs.
7. Public Relations/Marketing opportunities!
8. Participate in 2 of our major Special Events! Festival of Children, Give Kids A Smile Day, and Leaders in Oral Health!
*No chairside shadowing opportunities available.
*Office open for volunteer opportunities from 8am-5pm.
*Weekend opportunities available for health fairs and screenings in the community!
More opportunities with Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
Location:
10602 CHAPMAN AVE STE 200, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92840, US
Mission Statement
Healthy Smiles For Kids of Orange County (Healthy Smiles) is a children's health non-profit with a mission to improve the oral care of children in Orange County through collaborations directed at prevention, education, treatment and advocacy. Healthy Smiles was established in 2003, we have served over 450,000 families.
Description
The Smile Center, located within the CHOC Children's Health and Dental Center in Garden Grove. Provides children ages 0-17 living in underserved communities with quality and specialty dental care from routine check-ups to sedation treatment. Healthy Smiles also provides specialty dental care to children with serious complicated medical conditions through the Smile Clinic, a two-chair dental clinic and through access to operating room time located within CHOC Children's Hospital.
A patient's visit to the Smile Center begins with fun and educational activities at the Tooth Fairy Learning Center. Bilingual outreach educators teach and demonstrate the basics of oral hygiene and nutrition to families and children.Healthy Smiles is a satellite site of The Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California, Advanced Pediatric Dental Residency Program and through this partnership, Healthy Smiles provides a full range of sedation dental services at both the Smile Center and the Smile Clinic that address extreme and complex oral issues and children with medically fragile conditions.
Healthy Smiles also screens children throughout Orange County through its school-based prevention program aboard the Smile Mobile; in addition to providing classroom education in oral health, nutrition and wellness.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
10602 Chapman AvenueGarden Grove, CA 92840
DATE POSTED
February 2, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 5 Hrs.-Per Week Minimum
- TB Test