| Since 2004, the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation has provided four grants totaling more than |
| $407,000 to the Kansas Head Start. A brief description of each grant is provided below. |
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Teeth for Two Program - Fall 2004
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| The 2004 grant of $29,000 was used to fund the Teeth for Two program which reached out to |
| more than 25,000 pregnant women and their families seeking prenatal services in 35 Kansas |
| counties. The program provided oral health consumer education materials including a flipchart, |
| brochure and Pregnancy and Oral Health Patient Education curriculum. The Head Start program |
| also conducted Teeth for Two workshops in Salina, Hays, Great Bend, Garden City, Manhattan, |
| Topeka, Wichita and Kansas City, KS. More than 300 participants represented professions in |
| dental hygiene, nutrition (WIC), early childhood, education, home visiting, nursing and child advocacy. |
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Toothbrush Kit Program - Fall 2005
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| The goal of this program was to distribute tooth brushing kits to all Kansas Head Start children and |
| to develop/disseminate oral health education kits for use in Head Start preschool classrooms. |
| Through a $14,072 grant, the program distributed toothbrush kits to 8,200 children, ages 3 to 5, and |
| to 1,870 infants and toddlers in 87 Kansas counties. |
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Teeth for Two Program - Spring 2006
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| This program focused on the production and distribution of educational materials, including 1,000 |
| Healthy Smiles flipcharts, 50,000 Great Smiles magnets. The $30,835 grant also funded the |
| creation of a guide and ordering mechanism on the KHSA web site to assist early learning and dental |
| professionals in ordering the most appropriate materials. The materials have been distributed to all |
| Early Head Start programs, covering 87 Kansas counties and serving 8,300 families. |
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Oral Health Education Kits - Fall 2006
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| A grant of $10,610 provided the funding for 70 Oral Health Education kits. The kits are used on a |
| regular basis to teach children how to brush their teeth properly, help them prepare for screenings |
| and exams with dental professionals and understand the importance of good oral health habits. |
| These 70 kits bring the total number of Oral Health Education kits in Head Start classrooms to 145 |
| of the 200 classrooms across the state of Kansas. |
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Five-Year Grant - 2007
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| A $311,548 five-year grant was provided to create a network of children's oral health services |
| connecting early learning programs, safety net clinics, Extended Care Permit (ECP) hygienists and |
| community dentists into a system across Kansas. The program funds needed equipment in six |
| locations, disseminate a uniform educational curriculum for staff, parents and children, establish |
| a Children's Oral Health Advisory Council, and create an identity to raise visibility and awareness |
| about oral health in pregnancy and early childhood. |
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