Holly Tree Dental Team Donates Time at Cardinal Cushing Center

Posted: December 8, 2008

Holly Tree Dental Team Donates Time at Cardinal Cushing Center
 
HANOVER, MA…ISSUED DECEMBER  8, 2008….Team members from Holly Tree Dental in Hanover recently donated their time to partner with the professional staff at the Cardinal Cushing Center in Hanover for the “Say Cheese Dental Clinic on Wheels.”
 
Dr. Andrea Bricker-Sullivan and Dental Assistant Sue Felins from the Holly Tree Dental team recently worked one-on-one with students, ranging in age from 8 to 22-years-old, reinforcing the basics of oral hygiene. The education focuses on proper brushing techniques and employs easy to remember tips and helpful strategies such as having students sing “Happy Birthday” to themselves while brushing in order to  achieve their goal of brushing for a full 2 ½ minutes. All of the students receive feedback on their efforts in the form of a checklist that the residential staff and the students’ families can use to keep them on track. Because of physical limitations or a variety of issues each of the student’s oral care needs is quite different and benefits from the program addressing those individual needs. The program also works with the staff about how they can best direct the students in developing proper dental hygiene habits.
 
The program began in 2005 when Robin Feltoon DMD met with Patti Nelson, Coordinator of Specialist Services for the Cardinal Cushing Center in Hanover, and they discussed the oral health needs of children and adults with special needs. Prior to earning her dental degree Dr. Feltoon had earned an undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy and understood the challenges facing both the residential and day students of the Cardinal Cushing Center. Together with Nelson she created the “Say Cheese Dental Clinic on Wheels” that comes into the Center every six weeks
 
“We are pleased to begin our fourth year with this very successful community initiative. This program allows us to use our expertise to make a real difference in the lives and health of the students at the Cardinal Cushing Center,” said Feltoon. “From the start of this program our team at Holly Tree Dental has embraced the opportunity to give of their time and knowledge and I am proud to be a part of this wonderful program.”
 
About Holly Tree Dental

From its inception in 1975 Holly Tree Dental has brought the highest level of dentistry and patient services to the South Shore community. The team of 15 highly trained and caring professionals provides state of the art dentistry to clients ranging from small children, who are educated on dental health care, to the senior clients with particular health issues. The practice specializes in Esthetic, Preventative Dentistry, and comprehensive dentistry. The office is designed as a spa like setting to pamper clients and help them to relax. State of the art sterilization equipment and on site laboratory offer clients the finest in dentistry. Massage chairs, paraffin hand treatments, scented neck warmers, personal music selection and blankets keep patients relaxed during treatment. Holly Tree Dental is located at 171 Rockland Street in Hanover, MA. For further information please call 781-826-8331 or visit their website at http://www.hollytreedental.com.



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