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Special Smiles at 2024 Fall Outdoor Classic

October 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

The Special Smiles discipline of Healthy Athletes helps athletes optimize their oral health.  For many individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) dental care is not often a priority and can take a back seat to more pressing dental issues.

The goal of Special Smiles is to:

  • Increase access to dental care for Special Olympics athletes, as well as people with ID;
  • increase awareness of the state of athletes’ oral health for the athletes themselves, as well as their parents or caregivers;
  • provide hygiene education to the athletes to help endure that they are doing an adequate job of brushing and flossing; and
  • provide nutrition education so they will understand how their diet affects their total health.

At a Special Smiles non-intrusive screening, a dental care professional and assistants:

  • assess decay, unstable fillings and sealants, injury, fluorosis, and gingival signs;
  • provide athletes with a written report card;
  • provide oral health education (brushing and flossing techniques);
  • provide personal preventative products such as toothpaste and toothbrushes: and
  • provide athletes (or their care-givers) who require follow-up dental services a listo of dentists/clinics in their area that will treat patients with special needs, should they have difficulty finding a dentist.

The secondary objective of Special Smiles is to increase the number of dental professionals who will serve people with ID in their practices and clinics.

 

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Details

Date:
October 5, 2024
Time:
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Website:
https://soks.org/sports/state-competitions/fall-outdoor-classic

Organizer

Svea Knight
Phone
9136002293
Email
knights@sosk.org

Venue

Two Rivers Youth Club
1700 N Ridge Rd
Wichita, 67212 United States
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Phone
(316) 721-2090
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