Do you know a child without access to dental care?

Sooner SUCCESS is working with the Oklahoma Dental Foundation to bring their Mobile Dental Van to Enid. The goal of the van is to provide free dental care to children who might otherwise have no way to get dental care.

Children are eligible for the program if they currently:

• Do not have a dentist
• Have dental issues and no insurance or means of accessing services
• Have a family income that is less than 200% of the poverty level (based on self report)
• Are between the age of 5-21 and still living in the parent's home

Children who have Soonercare coverage but do not currently have a dentist can be connected to a local Soonercare dental provider.

All dental van services are provided at no cost to the family. We have requested a one-day session with the Mobile Dental Van in the fall. They can typically serve 12-16 children per day depending on the type of services needed. The program is staffed by volunteer dentists and can provide all basic care needed for children. Services that cannot be completed in a single session are started the day of the clinic and finished by a volunteer dentist at their local practice at a later date (still without cost to the family).

To refer a child in need of dental care who meets the criteria above, contact Lisa Simmons at 603-1580.

Do you know children that need dental care?

The Garfield County Sooner SUCCESS coalition will meet this Thursday, March 13th from noon to 1 p.m. at the Bass Pavillion, 1st Floor Conference Room.

The major area of discussion will be dental care for kids who have no insurance or are not currently seeing a dentist because their family cannot afford it. Dr. Lisa Grimes will be speaking about the Mobile Dental Van available through the Oklahoma Dental Foundation. Working with local schools and organizations, the dental van can provide dental care for children without access to health insurance or regular dental care at no cost to the families.

If you see a need for this type of program to visit Enid, please join us. We will be learning more details about the program and discussing how to best meet the current need in Enid!