(Charlotte, November27, 2012) Septodont, a leader in quality dental anesthetics and developer of innovative restorative material products, donated nearly $135,000 in Toothfairy™ Pit & Fissure Sealant Kits to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy (NCOHF) to help prevent pediatric dental disease and promote children’s oral health. The donation of 1,500 Toothfairy Pit & Fissure Sealant Kits will directly benefit twenty-six (26) members of the NCOHF Affiliate network. The NCOHF Affiliate network consists of community-based, non-profit programs throughout North America dedicated to providing the best educational, preventive and treatment services for underserved children.
“Septodont is proud to partner with National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy and support the efforts of their Affiliate network,” said Kent Chiu, President Septodont North America. “We are thrilled to provide these Toothfairy Pit & Fissure Sealants to the NCOHF Affiliate network to help protect the smiles of vulnerable children.”
“Prevention is the key to eradicating this silent epidemic that hurts so many innocent children,” said Fern Ingber, NCOHF President & CEO. “We are so grateful to Septodont for developing the ToothFairy Pit & Fissure Sealant, and their generous donation will help prevent the devastating effects of tooth decay for thousands of at-risk children.”
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation, known as America’s ToothFairy, was formed in 2006 in an aggressive response to eliminate pediatric dental disease by providing community programs with the comprehensive resources to deliver vital educational, preventive, and treatment services to children of the most vulnerable populations. Supporting the delivery of oral health education and care beginning at the prenatal level, NCOHF: America’s ToothFairy has reached millions of children through its national non-profit clinical network and volunteer professional and student community service programs.