We are ecstatic to share the outstanding news of our Community Service Learning Program volunteers getting accepted to dental school. Throughout their time with KinderSmile Foundation internships, mission trips, and clinical shadowing/assisting, these students have shown their passion for the field of dentistry and their abilities to learn the trade. Whether they are accepted during…
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Invitation from the Office of the Governor On September 26, 2018, I received a letter from New Jersey’s First Lady, Tammy Murphy, inviting me to attend a Black Maternal & Infant Health Leadership Summit. Her invitation read: New mothers in New Jersey are dying on average at a faster rate than the rest of the nation. For mothers…
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KinderSmile Community Service Learning Program is so much more than the annual mission trip. Friday, 9/07, we welcomed new Fall 2018 interns and recognized the achievements of our past student leaders with an inaugural CSLP Orientation Celebration. Most Creative Award Imani Armour Best Team Player Award Sagar Dave Outstanding Growth Award Sara Emara Star Leadership…
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Back at our dental home in Bloomfield, NJ, we have seen an explosion of patients, now hailing from 55 different cities across the state! As you know, patients of KinderSmile Community Oral Health Center can be privately insured (6.6%), insured by a state Medicaid plan (83.7%), or uninsured entirely (9.7%). These last two categories of…
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It feels like only a week ago we were working hard in Naranjito, yet “back to school” season is in full swing already! Naranjito … ? From July 14th through July 19th, seven KinderSmile Foundation volunteers traveled with myself and my husband to the remote, mountainside village of Naranjito, about three hours drive from Santiago,…
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If you were to survey a room full of people, “At what age should a child visit the dentist for the first time?” you will most likely receive a wide spread of opinions. What we often hear from members of the community is a lack of concern for baby teeth, because they are “going to…
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KinderSmile Foundation is made possible by supporters like you, including the team of dedicated staff & volunteers who work everyday to give kids a dental head start in our community. Since opening two years ago, our “village” has grown immensely, and I am so proud to introduce all of the wonderful women in the post…
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February is national children’s dental health month, and KinderSmile Foundation kicked off the best month of the year by extending its annual oral health fair from a one-day event to a week-long extravaganza! Instead of Give Kids A Smile Day, we celebrated Give Kids A Smile WEEK from February 2nd through February 9th. With the…
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Considering an internship but unsure if you will enjoy it? Looking for volunteer work but don’t know if it will be a worthwhile experience? Take a glimpse into the first days of interning with KinderSmile Community Service Learning Program: “Today, I participated in my very first offsite visit with KinderSmile and it was an amazing…
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KinderSmile Community Service Learning Program (CSLP) volunteers should be proud of the work accomplished and their hundreds of service hours contributed. Since the start of 2017, twenty-seven high school, college and graduate students pursuing internships or volunteer work with KinderSmile Foundation have reported 512 hours of community service. Without the CSLP volunteers, KinderSmile projects would take…
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