Schools
Pacifica Students to Receive Free Dental Screening
The free dental screening will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Sunset Ridge Elementary School.
Students at in Pacifica are sure to smile on Tuesday when they receive a free dental screening as part of a local initiative to provide dental care to students from low-income families.
Board Member Richard Faust and Nancy Magee from the San Mateo County Office of Education will attend the free screening at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
ACS, a Xerox Company, along with local dental professionals, will provide the dental screenings. ACS provides dental care to many low-income children and have provided many kids with their first dental checkup.
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According to ACS, dental problems are one of the most frequently cited reasons for school absences. Children from low-income families are less likely to see a dentist regularly and, as a result, will suffer twice as many cavities as their peers.
ACS will also provide a free dental screening at Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Pacifica, on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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