Concorde's Kansas City Dental Hygiene Program participates in—Give Kids a Smile

Concorde Career College in Kansas City is participating in the American Dental Association's Give Kids a Smile Program. This annual event provides free, desperately needed dental hygiene services to local qualifying children from underserved families and raises awareness of the epidemic of untreated dental disease occurring here and across the country.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in four children, aged two to eleven, have untreated cavities in their baby teeth, and many children enrolled in Medicaid receive no dental services throughout the year.

Concorde's Dental Hygiene Program Director, Sandy Roe, emphasizes that it is not only important to provide free services, but also to educate the community of the need to build local public and private partnerships to increase access to oral health care to solve this crisis.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, from 8 am to 5 pm, the Concorde Dental Hygiene Clinic will be providing free services to an estimated 50 children within the Kansas City Metro Area. The clinic will be staffed with 2 dentists, 4 hygienists, 1 assistant and 24 dental hygiene students.

The Concorde Career College - Dental Hygiene Clinic is located at 3217 Broadway Street, Suite 500, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111. To make an appointment call - 1-816-595-2079.

Further questions can be directed to Sandy Roe at sroe@concorde.edu or 1-816-531-5223, ext. 422.

Concorde Career College in Kansas City is located at 3239 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri, and offers career training in Dental Hygiene, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Administration, Nursing, Practical Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Respiratory Therapy. For more information on graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the programs and other important information, please visit www.concorde.edu/disclosures. Those interested in learning more about career training opportunities are encouraged to call 1-816-531-5223.

Concorde Career Institutes and Concorde Career Colleges have been training medial professionals nationwide for over 40 years. Concorde has 15 campuses in 7 states and offers 100% healthcare training for a variety of healthcare careers. Career training is manageable with day, afternoon and evening schedules. Visit www.concorde.edu for more program and campus information.