According to Gregory Walker, FAHCE, President & CEO of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the Oral Health project will improve both the medical and dental care patients receive at the doctor’s office. “Thanks to donors such as Northeast Delta Dental Foundation,” Walker said, “patient visits to their primary care provider will have added value, and help prevent dental disease, and connect families in need to the services offered at the Wentworth-Douglass Community Dental Center.”

Dr. Jay Afrow , Dental Director, will visit WDPC offices for a “Lunch & Learn” overview of oral health issues so medical providers can do oral health assessments on adults and children. Each WDPC office will choose an Oral Health Champion to assist providers with referrals to the Dental Center if their patients do not have an established dentist and meet the Hospital’s financial aid criteria. A very important aspect of this program will be training medical personnel to apply fluoride varnish to the teeth of high-risk children at well-child visits.