Do you work in Spokane County elementary schools or know partners who do? The 2023 Smile Survey is making significant progress across the state. We need Spokane County schools randomly selected for the survey to participate. With your help, we can make sure 2nd and 3rd-grade students from our area are represented.
Read MoreThe study was released in June. Click here to read the City of Spokane’s Fluoridation Implementation study.
Read MoreCommunity Minded Enterprises (CME), EWU Department of Dental Hygiene, and CHAS are partnering to relaunch the Recovering Smiles program. Recovering Smiles connects clients in recovery to oral health services. Learn more >>
Read MoreDr. Jared Evans of KiDDS Dental has been the pediatric champion for the ABCD/E program in the Spokane region since 2009. A critical part of this role is to provide the Oral Health for Infants and Toddlers provider training required for ABCD certification. Learn More >>
Read MoreSmile Spokane celebrates Women’s History Month & World Oral Health Day in this month’s Word of Mouth - This year, Smile Spokane wants to inspire change by focusing on the importance of oral health at every stage of life because no matter what age you are, caring for your mouth and looking after your oral health is important.
Read MoreSmile Spokane and Arcora, through the Local Impact Network, currently work with the three largest systems in Spokane to integrate pediatric preventive oral health services into the pediatric primary care workflow. Find out more in this update.
Read MoreLearn about African American trailblazer in oral health, Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, and the Spokane Regional Health District’s ABCD program in this issue of Word of Mouth.
Read MoreBuild Healthy Habits in the New Year! Many start the new year with resolutions or other commitments to health. Why not focus on your smile while you're at it?! Read this month’s Word of Mouth to learn a few healthy habits to start the new year strong.
Read MoreCultures worldwide celebrate December holidays by featuring delightful treats of fruits, nuts, and sweets. In this month’s Word of Mouth, we share a few traditional Winter Holiday Foods from different countries.
Read MoreOn behalf of the Smile LIN Network team, thank you for your continued focus on oral health and for working with us to reduce the disparities in care and health outcomes for so many neighbors in our community.
Read MoreAccording to 2013 data collected by Coupon Follow, the average child will eat about 3 cups of sugar on Halloween! Find out the best options for treats in this month’s Word of Mouth.
Read MoreChildren around Spokane County are returning to classrooms for a new school year. In addition to reading, math, and science, kids can learn about good oral health and receive oral health screenings, sealants (a thin protective coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth), and fluoride applications through a program called Toothsavers. Learn more in this month’s newsletter.
Read MoreOctober is Health Literacy Month. Because Spokane does not fluoridate its water supply, our region has higher rates of cavities and oral health issues. For that reason, we partner with our network manager Better Health Together to invest in strategies to transform oral health care and advance water fluoridation in our community.
Read MoreIn honor of National Health Center Week, we celebrate our partner, CHAS Health. In this month’s blog, Dr. Marcus Baca, a primary care pediatrician and director of pediatric health at CHAS Health, explains why oral health is vital to overall health. Learn more, check out the August newsletter.
Read MoreIn honor of National Health Center Week, we celebrate our partner CHAS Health. In this month’s blog, Dr. Marcus Baca, a primary care pediatrician and director of pediatric health at CHAS Health, explains why oral health is so important to overall health. Through Smile Spokane’s Medical-Dental Integration Strategy, Arcora Foundation provides training, tools, and technical assistance to medical teams at CHAS Health, Providence, and MultiCare with the goal to help integrate oral health screenings into well-child care visits. Oral disease, an almost entirely preventable condition, is largely ignored by the current health system until the teeth or gums deteriorate to the point that they require aggressive, expensive, and painful interventions. Our Medical-Dental Integration Strategy is working to change that.
Read MoreThis document is designed to dive deeply into a few studies that are often quoted by opponents with the result of misinforming the public about fluoride in water.
Read MoreEvidence of water fluoridation’s effects on plants, animals, and humans is considered based on reviews by scientific groups and individual communities, including Fort Collins, CO, Port Angeles, WA, and Tacoma-Pierce County, WA. Scientific evidence supports the fluoridation of public water supplies as safe for the environment and beneficial to people. This study, “Water Fluoridation and the Environment: Current Perspective in the United States,” is available on the CDC’s website.
This one-hour webinar seeks to strengthen the ability of dental professionals to have brief, productive conversations with patients about fluoride to help them achieve good oral health. Arcora Foundation features this webinar in partnership with the Washington State Dental Association and the Washington Dental Hygienists’ Association.
Read MoreWater fluoridation improves community health and is a simple way to improve public health in Washington. Download and share this WA Fluoridation Fact Sheet.
Read MoreDownload a Community Fluoridation FAQ and Conversation Guide PDF with answers to the frequently asked questions.
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