The Marquette Dental Clinic is now called Michigan Community Dental Clinic and is sponsored by the Marquette County Health Department, and operated by Michigan Community Dental Clinics,INC. Visit www.midental.org for more information.
With the help of Michigan Community Dental Clinics,Inc. and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the Marquette County Health Department will once again provide Marquette County elementary schools with the Fluride Mouthrinse Program (FMP) for the 2009-2010 school year.
The FMP is free to all students who return a signed parental consent allowing them to participate. The students will rinse once a week, for one minute (with fluoride) throughout the school year. Parent volunteers, teachers, aides, and school nurses are trained to implement the program. The training and the supplies are also free.
The program is a wonderful adjunct to daily oral hygiene habits and regular dental visits. The FMP is not meant to replace brushing, flossing or trips to the dentist. Area schools that are participating this year are : Negaunee's Lakeview Elementary; NICE's Aspen Ridge Elementary; Wells Township School; Ishpeming's Birchview Elementary; and Marquette's Cherry Creek Elementary.
If you have any questions regarding the FMP, please call Rebecca Maino, Dental Health Coordinator, at 315-2615, or the Community Health Division at 475-7848.
Michigan Comminity Dental Clinic accepts Medicaid, MIchild, and offers a dental plan for adults. Call 906-226-9992 for more information.
Sawyer Dental Clinic accepts Medicaid, MIchild, and low-income children and adults. Call 906-372-9267 for more information.
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