As a
U.S. leader in oral health, DentaQuest is driven by a mission to improve the
oral health of all.
During
our third annual Mission Month, teams from DentaQuest offices across the
country had the opportunity to give back in the communities where we live and
work. From processing food for meals at a food bank to volunteering at a free
dental clinic, we were honored to support local organizations that are making a
difference in their communities. We left impressed with what you accomplish
every day and humbled by the stories we heard from so many of you.
From
Maryland to California, DentaQuest employees blanketed the country in goodwill:
In
Maryland and Virginia, we painted the lobby at Mary’s Place, a community health
center.
In
Florida, we cleaned parks and community common spaces in Miami Dade.
In
Texas, we sorted food for over 15,636 meals at the Capital Area Food Bank.
In
Wisconsin, we worked with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Milwaukee.
In
South Carolina, our team served food and gave out health kits in the Ronald
McDonald Room at Palmetto Memorial Hospital.
In
Colorado, we applied our dental skills at the Mission of Mercy free care dental
clinic in Henderson.
In
Massachusetts, we helped a city school create an outdoor auditorium space able
to accommodate all its students.
In
Tennessee, we supported the Nashville AIDS walk.
In California,
we assembled thousands of health kits for community members.
Everywhere
we went, we spoke to children, adults and families about the importance of
preventive dental health care. Dental Disease is the most common chronic
disease among children, and it is nearly 100 percent preventable. Every year,
dental problems are the reason for more than 51 million hours of school
absences. Children suffering from mouth pain are not able do their best in
school. And it is not just children. Adults lose close to 164 million work
hours because of dental problems.
Those
of us who work at DentaQuest are working to help achieve a nation free of
dental disease: where no child suffers from the pain of tooth decay, where
adults keep all their teeth for their entire lives, and where every person has
access to quality dental care.
We are
proud of the work we did this past month to improve lives. Our work does not
stop after one month. Improving the oral health of all is what we do all year
long!
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