Dental Hygiene Students Provide Free Care to Muncy Schoolchildren

Published 04.04.2016

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Ethan Ruhl flashes a smile for Taylor R. Delmonico, of Flemington, N.J. Like all of the college students pictured here, she is enrolled in the dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration.Crystal C. Harrison, of Dallastown, shares with Madison Stout tips on thorough toothbrushing ...... and proper flossing technique.Enamored of the students' clinical garb, Ruhl is permitted to don gloves and a mask.Using one of the clinic's helpful models, Brieona R. Broadwater, of Berlin, explains proper dental hygiene to Emma Mitchell.The School of Health Sciences' dental hygiene clinic recently held a program benefiting 14 fifth- and sixth-graders from the Muncy School District. Services – provided free by Penn College students in conjunction with Dr. Mary Bennardi, the district's dentist – included dental cleanings, sealants, fluoride treatment and examinations.
Photos by Tia G. La, student photographer