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     Preventive and restorative dental treatment is provided to Clay County residents in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade referred through the Clay County schools who meet financial guidelines and are uninsured.  An administrative fee is charged and due at each appointment.

The dental clinic also accepts children referred through the schools who are with the Missouri HealthNet Program. 

For more information, call Pamela Wittmeyer @ the 816-595-4306
or email Dental here.

SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM 

Dental Screenings – Since 1955, the Center’s licensed and registered dental hygienists have been screening children’s teeth in the Clay County schools.*  A dental screening is a non-invasive procedure consisting of a visual inspection of the teeth and surrounding tissue looking for obvious defects or abnormalities.  A card is sent home with each child stating the results of the screening. 

*screenings are also provided at the health center for those children that were absent, have moved into the county after the screening was done at their school, or the child is home-schooled.  Call for dates and time.

Education Programs – are provided for grades K – 5 during the spring semester.  Each grade receives a different program.  Lecture and a variety of visual aids are used.  Topics include:  tooth development and anatomy, nutrition, accident prevention, orthodontics, smokeless tobacco, preventive home care.  Tooth brushing and flossing are stressed for each grade.

For other dental education programs, click here.