A dental fair means a free check up for nearly one hundred kids in Roanoke. Every six months dental students from MCV/VCU come to Roanoke to give the kids a check-up and make sure everything looks healthy.
CHIP also tries to make learning how to brush fun. During the fair kids can have their picture taken with the tooth fairy, play with puppets that have teeth to brush and make decorate little boxes to take home that will one day hold their teeth when they come out.
But the dental fair is about more than a healthy smile.
C.H.I.P.'s Robin Haldiman says,"We are really trying to teach the importance of early oral hygiene and taking care of your teeth so that when the teeth do come in there are not a lot of cavities and parents are getting them in for routine check-ups. The overall health of the child is better chip promotes the health of children and most of our children are often from low income families and often don't have access to a dentist."
Link to more information about CHIP in the Roanoke Valley
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