ORAL HEALTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH OXYFRESH
April 7, 2010, Chicago, IL—Oral Health America (OHA) is proud to announce a new partnership with Oxyfresh, benefiting its Smiles Across America® program. The partnership includes a significant corporate contribution from Oxyfresh to OHA for Smiles Across America.
“Oral Health America has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to support our country’s most vulnerable populations—it is the impact and the stories we have witnessed that have captured our hearts,” said Christine Brooke, RDH, Dental Director, Oxyfresh. “Oxyfresh is honored to have the opportunity to share in expanding the efforts and taking part in making a difference through the Smiles Across America program. We are confident this is the perfect opportunity for contribution and support corporately as well as through our network of nationwide customers, distributors and dental professionals.”
Smiles Across America® (SAA) is a year-round program supporting oral disease prevention in school-based or school-linked settings for children from low income families who are uninsured or underserved due to issues of poverty—lack of resources, transportation barriers, low literacy and/or language diversity. SAA provides grant funding, technical assistance and donated dental product to help serve more than 250,000 children in 27 states.
"I am pleased to launch Oral Health America's partnership with Oxyfresh," said Beth Truett, President and CEO of Oral Health America. "The company's generous corporate contribution will help us reach even more children through Smiles Across America, providing them with the preventive dental care they need."
Oral Health America’s mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to oral health care, education and advocacy for all Americans, especially those most vulnerable. For more information, visit www.oralhealthamerica.org.
Oxyfresh, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has offered an alcohol-free oral hygiene product line for individuals and dental professionals since 1984.