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County officials review Miles of Smiles program
Education • Mindy Spencer, director of North Central District Health Department's Miles of Smiles program, distributes program statistics to Holt County Supervisor Josh Treptow during a July 31 meeting in O'Neill.
Representatives from the North Central District Health Department recently provided an overview of the Miles of Smiles program at the July 31 Holt County Supervisors meeting, and on Aug. 5, at the Antelope County Commissioners meeting.
Program coordinator Mindy Spencer said the program is a voluntary school-based dental screening and fluoride varnish program available to preschool to middle school-age children in the nine-county district.
Participants receive a toothbrush, toothpaste, dental education, and results of the screening. The optional fluoride varnish "has been proven to be more than...
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