Students provide oral screenings for Special Olympics event
Posted: October 28, 2010[cincopa AwIA1XKUCI_Z]
ASDOH dental students provided oral screenings, fluoride varnish, and oral health education at the Arizona Special Olympics Special Smiles event held Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 from 8 a.m.-noon in Surprise, Ariz.
A total of 52 softball athletes with special needs received oral screenings, and 60 received oral health education. Eighty-seven swimming athletes with special needs received oral screenings, and 77 received oral health education.
“The ASDOH volunteers did an amazing job by bringing great energy and enthusiasm to the event,” said Michelle Panico, M.A., R.D.H., clinical instructor, ASDOH.
ASDOH supervising faculty and the participating dental students are included below.
ASDOH faculty:
Dr. Tim Lukavsky and Ms. Karen Fallone.
ASDOH D2 and D3 students:
Stephanie Canton, Daniela Diaz, Roberta Kerr, Emily Ann Cowlin, Aaron Jeziorski, Joseph Moon, Jeremiah Sturgill, Riley Sturgill, Bryan McLaughlin, Nipa Patel, Brian Yates, Stephanie Denick, Nikki Trombetta, Elif (Elle) Aksoylu, Maria Bartoletti, Maryam Meschi, Mai-Ly Duong, Jessica Nguyen, Natalia Camacho, Leah Tekle, Abrahim Caroc, Mahshid Mehdipour, Jennifer Logigian, Monica Louie, Amanda Sparacino, McKay Garrett, Farshad Rouhani, Josh Pagel, Diana Lin, Jaime Norton, Robert MacArthur, Aisha Amin, and Claire Anderson.