READING, PA (January 23, 2020) – Free dental sealants will be available to children ages 5 to 17 on February 8 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Berks Community Health Center, 838 Penn Street. Protect your child’s teeth from cavities with FREE dental sealants! Sealants can reduce cavities by more than 60% by creating a barrier…
READING, PA (October 29, 2019) – With Halloween and its associated candy and sugar nearly upon us, parents and caregivers should make sure their children are adequately caring for their teeth and mouths. Otherwise, poor oral health practices could haunt them for the rest of their lives. To help them, the Berks County Task Force for Oral Health has…
When we award a grant to an organization, we require that organization to provide a written report back to us to help us ensure the funds were used as intended. We recently received a report from the Berks Community Health Center on a “Brush Up on Oral Health!” Impact Grant they received from the DentaQuest Fund of Berks County…
Penn State Health Medical Group’s All About Children is educating its patients and their parents about the importance of oral health. The medical practice expanded its 23-year partnership with Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit organization promoting early childhood literacy, to implement a pilot program aimed at increasing oral health literacy in Berks County. The goal is for…
BrushUpBerks.com can help keep children’s mouths healthy at Halloween
New website offers advice and best practices for oral health in Berks County
Free Dental Clinic in Reading Produces a Thousand Smiles Mission of Mercy dental clinic is providing free care in Reading through Saturday. SATURDAY MAY 19, 2018 WRITTEN BY ANTHONY OROZCO, Reading Eagle READING, PA — Through a full mouth of cotton Friday morning, Monique Haupt mumbled praises of her dentist, whom she had only met moments earlier. “It was good,”…
Campaign aims to develop good oral health from birth Brush Up on Oral Health! also has guidelines for parents to follow. TUESDAY MARCH 13, 2018 WRITTEN BY MATTHEW NOJIRI, Reading Eagle Dr. Valerie Deibler provides a common set of dental guidelines to parents with young children. For one, parents shouldn’t send their kids to bed with a sippy cup…
READING, PA (November 2, 2017) – Berks County Community Foundation has filled a new position of Health and Human Services Program Officer to manage the grant distribution process for a growing portfolio of charitable funds that promote public health and help those in need in the community. Berks County native Monica Reyes will coordinate, among other things: grants that address…
READING, PA (December 12, 2016) – Nothing looks better on your child than a bright healthy smile. But the truth is that childhood tooth decay is the top chronic childhood illness in America. Half of U.S. children have cavities before age 8. Children with special needs and children from families with low incomes, especially those in Black, Latino and Native…