Esther Wilkins Education Program Welcomes New Dental Hygiene Schools

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Chaired by Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS, Anna Pattison, RDH, MS and Rebecca Wilder, RDH, MS, the Esther Wilkins Education Program has attracted volunteers throughout the U.S., Canada and military bases around the world as well as a majority of the dental hygiene schools in the U.S.  Established with a founding gift from Dr. Esther Wilkins, this innovative program from National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America's ToothFairy^®/ Canada’s ToothFairy provides dental hygiene professionals and students with engaging oral health lessons for their outreach activities.  

America's ToothFairy
would like to welcome the following dental hygiene schools to the program: 

Mississippi Delta Community College

Georgia Perimeter College

Colorado Northwestern Community College

Lake Superior College

St. Petersburg College

University of Mississippi Medical Center

University of Hawaii Maui College

Valencia College

Delta Technical College

Students at these schools will join the growing number of dedicated volunteer dental hygiene professionals and students reaching thousands of children and families with oral health education through this program. 

And now, dental hygienists can help fuel this movement for children's oral health promotion as members of the Esther Wilkins Legacy League!  As the philanthropic arm of the program, Esther Wilkins Legacy League members support ongoing volunteer efforts.  Each contribution goes directly to providing volunteer dental hygienists and students with America's ToothFairy Community Education Kits to help encourage good oral health practices among children, parents and caregivers. Each kit includes lessons appropriate for prenatal through young adult learning levels and cover topics including nutrition, germ transmission prevention and oral hygiene. 

"The America's ToothFairy Community Education Kit helped us interact with the children and made the teaching experience more fun!"

Sylva and Gail, dental hygiene students at Hudson Valley Community College

 There is a variety of giving levels and members are eligible for an array of benefits including special recognition, ToothFairy pins from RDH, drawings for Orascoptic^® loupes and other prizes, and an invitation to the exclusive Esther Wilkins Legacy League Luncheon and CE course featuring Maria Perno Goldie, MS, at RDH Under One Roof!  To join the Legacy League and support this smile-saving cause, click here.