WDAJ-May '09.indd - Wisconsin Dental Association

May 2009 WDA Journal
Page 8
GKAS
Mark your calendars for the eighth
annual GKAS Friday, Feb. 5, 2010!
GKAS Continued from page 1
Black River Falls
Drs. Steve Hegna, Jerry Overman,
Todd Reich and Rachel Steele and staff
provided dental exams and basic care to
50 children, 7 to 8-years-old. The Jackson
County Health and Human Services
Department and local public school district
helped the Community Dental team identify
children in need.
Photo courtesy of WCCDC
WDA Vice President Dr. Gene
Shoemaker treats a child at the
Waukesha County Community
Dental Clinic.
Brookfield
The Midwest Dental office of Dr.
Matthew Babcock treated four children in
need.
Cassville
Dr. Tom Hughes continued a 26-year
tradition of delivering dental health instruction
to more than 200 kindergarten and
third-grade students in the Cassville, Potosi
and River Ridge School Districts during
February. Each child took home a toothbrush,
toothpaste and oral hygiene education
materials.
Chetek
The Midwest Dental office of Dr. William
Shea provided care for 20 children.
Chilton
Drs. Michael Baus and Mariah
Murphy and their team worked with
Calumet County Social Services and the
Salvation Army to provide preventive and
restorative dental care to some 47 lowincome
children.
Door County
Door County Memorial Hospital Dental
Clinic (formerly Open Door Dental Clinic),
a year-round free clinic for children ages
3 – 18, saw 25 young people for preventive
services, restorative care and personal
oral hygiene instruction on GKAS day.
Volunteers included Drs. Tyler Hubbard,
Regan Luders and Jennifer Olson.
Eau Claire
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Health Education Center again hosted a
GKAS event. Thirteen Northwest District
Dental Society members, along with dental
office staff and dental hygiene and assisting
students provided preventive services
and minor restorative care to 106 children
at the school’s dental facility. Dr. Lonnette
Breneman was event coordinator.
The Eau Claire Oakwood Midwest Dental
office of Drs. Melinda Rosenberger and
Stacey Reuss provided care for 17 children
in need. The Eau Claire South Midwest
Dental office of Drs. Robert Thompson and
Orth Sisombath treated 20 children.
Evansville
The Midwest Dental office of Dr.
Benjamin Farrow provided care to 20
local children in need.
Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac County Dental Society
members again teamed up with the county
health department to provide dozens of
needy children with dental exams, cleanings,
X-rays and fillings and extractions as
needed on GKAS day.
Dr. Orvis Johnson and dental assistant
Dorene Gitter visited 62 children
at Campbellsport Elementary School on
Feb. 6 to teach kids about oral health
and proper brushing and flossing.
Fort Atkinson
Dr. Leslie Showalter and her Rock
River Dental team examined and treated
16 youngsters between the ages of 5 and
15 referred by the Jefferson County health
nurse and Fort Atkinson School District
nurse.
Green Bay
Drs. Chris Hansen and Daniel Tache
and their University Dental staff improved
the smiles of 20 – 25 children with basic
preventive and restorative care and oral
hygiene instruction.
Dr. Steven Hein worked with a dental
colleague and staff to deliver basic oral
health care to a dozen youngsters.
Dr. Martin Williams and his Sierra
Dental team welcomed 16 children to their
Riverview Drive office on Feb. 13 for
needed dental treatment.
Dental Associates Ltd. worked with the
local health department and school nurses
to identify 25 at-risk children in need
of dental exams, teeth cleanings, fluoride
treatments and restorative care.
The Midwest Dental - Green Bay East
office of Drs. William Dichraff and Jamie
Mlnarik treated eight low-income children
in need.
MAC Dental Center saw 42 children
from Ashwaubenon and Green Bay schools,
doing everything from routine cleaning
to a few tooth extractions. School nurses
selected children who could most benefit
from a free dental visit.
Greenville
Working with local school nurses, Dr.
Peter Hehli and team welcomed 20 children
for initial preventive and restorative
treatment. Children needing more comprehensive
care returned in subsequent weeks.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Peter Wilk
Hygienist Kim Grensavitch of
Dr. Peter Wilk’s office smiles as
a patient practices brushing her
teeth.
Hartford
Dr. Peter Wilk and staff provided care
to five children referred to them by Head
Start.
Holmen
The Midwest Dental office of Dr.
Jennifer Lesneski treated nine low-income
children.
Hudson
Dr. Julie Lesher and her team provided
basic dental care to 30 children.
Hurley
Dr. Paul Hagemann and staff, in
cooperation with the Iron County Health
Department and Hurley School District,
conducted dental screenings, applied fluoride
varnish and made care referrals for 75
Head Start and Hurley Elementary School
students in October 2008 and April 2009
as well as on GKAS day. Oral health education
for parents was also provided.
Jackson
Dr. Scott Charmoli and team educated
some 300 children, preschool through third
grade, to introduce them to a dental office
and provide oral health education, including
a brushing and flossing demonstration.
Janesville
Health Net of Janesville, a community
health and dental clinic, with support from
Rock County Dental Society members
and other local organizations pre-scheduled
appointments with young people in need of
oral health care services.
Kenosha
On Feb. 11, Drs. Josephine Chianello
Berman and Susan Cable and Gateway
Technical College dental assisting students
examined 98 Boys & Girls Club members
and instructed them in good oral hygiene
and healthy lifestyle practices. This program
was chaired by Heidi Gottfried-Arvold.
Kewaskum
Once again, Dr. Stephen Van Ess and
staff provided dental exams, cleanings and
basic preventive care to a dozen low-income
children.
La Crosse County
Dr. Kurt Hulse again coordinated a
multiple-site GKAS effort involving 20 La
Crosse District Dental Society members
and 75 allied dental personnel. The 150
children scheduled to receive preventive
and restorative care were identified in cooperation
with local government, school and
youth groups.
The Midwest Dental La Crosse office of
Drs. Kevin King and Jerry Utley and the
Midwest Dental La Crosse – Downtown
office of Dr. Todd Porter provided care to
eight children each.
Madison
Midwest Dental offices – Madison East
(Drs. Shayna Kazimer and Ena Lee),
Madison West (Drs. Brian Howe and
Dennis Tregoning) and Madison University
(Drs. Michael Spiewak and Ena Lee)
– each treated about 6-8 young people.
Manitowoc
Manitowoc Calumet County Dental
Society teamed up with Manitowoc County
Healthiest 2010 to deliver dental exams,
preventive services and much-needed
restorative treatment to an estimated 1,000
local youngsters.
Participants included Dental Park dentists
and staff, Dr. Scott Behringer and
his Smile Clinic staff (they participated on
Feb. 5) and Midwest Dental’s Dr. Noemi
Garcia-Beiersdorf.
Mayville
A mid-January notice in the local newspaper
helped Dr. Mark Brieman identify
kids ages 5 – 14 in need of free dental care.
Menasha
Dr. Michael Wockenfus and the Mid-
Valley Dental team welcomed 25 – 30
at-risk children referred by the Menasha
Public Health Department and local public
schools. Care included exams, teeth cleanings,
fluoride treatment, application of sealants
and basic restorative care.
Menomonie
Dr. Gregory Green and his Lakeside
Dental team and Dr. Lisa Joyce provided
basic oral hygiene education along with
preventive and restorative care to 40 lowincome
youngsters, ages 3 to 17. The children
were referred by the Dunn County Health
Department, coordinating with the Rural
Health Dental Clinic and local schools.
Merrill
The Midwest Dental office of Dr. Jeffrey
Nielsen treated 11 children through GKAS.
Midwest Dental
Dr. Jeff Moos, president and CEO of
Midwest Dental, reports company offices
(noted throughout this article) provided
a variety of dental services in those communities
as part of a nearly $85,000 GKAS
effort reaching 316 children at 26 clinics
statewide.
Milwaukee
GKAS was again celebrated with a
large-scale, cooperative effort among the
Greater Milwaukee Dental Association,
Marquette University School of Dentistry,
Madre Angela Dental Clinic, Children’s
Hospital Pediatric Dental Clinic, Milwaukee
Area Technical College dental hygiene program
and numerous private dental offices.
Holt Dental Supply, Patterson Dental
Company and Omni International provided
additional support and materials. The
Marquette University Language Department
offered interpreter services.
Photo by Dr. Mike Cahlamer
GKAS volunteers line up, ready
to help screen patients at GMDA’s
exam day Jan. 17.
On Jan. 17, some 150 volunteers welcomed
461 children to MUSOD where
they received dental exams, cleanings and
fluoride varnish. Parents were provided
with oral health education. Dozens of dentists
and support staff working in dental
clinics and private offices throughout the
Milwaukee area delivered follow-up care
to an estimated 250 children on Feb. 6 and
subsequent days. Chairing this multi-day
event was Dr. Lynn Lepak-McSorley.
Photo courtesy of Midwest Dental
Left to right: Dr. Jennifer Lesneski,
Patient Service Representative
Susan Bamberg and Dental
Assistant Linda Clark take a
moment to smile with a young
GKAS patient in Holmen.
Mondovi
The Mondovi office of Drs. Moos,
David Young and Jeremy Vogel provided
care to seven low-income children.
Oconto Falls
Dr. Debra Munes and her three-person
team provided exams, cleanings, fluoride
varnish, sealants and fillings as needed to
four Oconto County low-income youth.