Dental Services

IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATE: Lifetime Smiles, A program of United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries, was chosen as the 2005 WINNER of the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Recognition Project of the Year. From 164 grant projects supported by the Health Fund in 2005, Lifetime Smiles, an oral health program of United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries, was selected to exemplify the vision of a Christian health community. Click Here to Read the Entire Story....

Tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease -- five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever.

The Lifetime Smiles dental project increases public awareness about oral health issues, offers preventive information and education and removes access barriers to dental health services. Lifetime Smiles' goals are to improve and maintain oral health throughout communities in southwest Kansas.

Services include:

--baby bottle mouth, oral health and diabetes, oral hygiene for all ages, nutrition and oral health and prenatal oral health

A Registered Dental Hygienist performs visual oral screening on children in school and clinic settings. We also provide patient education on the use of dental insurance and the benefits of preventive and regular dental care.

Lifetime Smiles is also promoted at schools, preschools, family literacy programs, Parents as Teachers, Head Start, Child Care Referral Agencies and other social services agencies

For more information on Lifetime Smiles, please contact CruzElla Corpus-Arellano, Project Director at (620) 275-1766 or email her directly.