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Dear Friends It is is a a a a a a a a a a a pleasure to to provide you you you with the the the the Annual Report of the the the the Children’s Friend Dental Program for the the the the year ending June 30 2019 As you you you read this report you you you will learn more about the the the the the great work being done to to promote good oral health across the agency As our our our our sixth year comes to a a a a a a a a a a a a close we are thankful for your continued interest and and unwavering support of the dental program program The program program is is grounded in in in in in in in our our our our family-centered guiding principle and and and and reflects our our our our overall mission to to improve the the well-being and and and and healthy development of Rhode Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children Our rewarding partnership with the the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center at at at Rhode Rhode Island Island Hospital continues to to be be a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great collaborative success The statistics shown on on on on the the the the the key accomplishments page demonstrate the the the the the continuing effectiveness of of the the the the the program program From the the the the the inception of of of the the the the the program program program six years ago we we have witnessed a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dramatic shift from children who were largely without good good dental dental dental dental care to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a program program which now delivers a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a broad array of of routine and innovative dental dental dental dental services services Beyond the the the excellent dental dental dental dental dental services services provided by Samuels Sinclair is is our commitment to to emphasizing good good dental dental dental dental dental habits on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a daily basis though classroom education and the the the the hosting of periodic dental dental dental fairs We believe that the the the the 2018-2019 statistics speak for themselves Dental homes1 which provide dental care by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a licensed dentist in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a manner that is is is is comprehensive accessible coordinated and and family-centered continued a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a positive trend The partnership is is is is raising awareness of of of the the importance of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dental dental dental home home Ninety-seven percent of of of of families families have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dental dental dental home home and and with their their increased knowledge of of of good oral health care care families families have have gained the the the self-sufficiency to engage in in in in dental dental dental care care on their their own In the the the the 2019-20 year with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a new Head Start enrollment process our nursing staff will have the the the the opportunity to to engage in in in in more conversations with with families about the the the the the importance of of oral oral health health and and access access to to to to good oral oral health health through the the the the the Samuels Sinclair partnership partnership We will also strive to to to to increase awareness of of and and access access to to to to the the the partnership partnership across all agency programs focused on children ages zero to to five The dental program has evolved over time but there is still much work work to to be done in in in in serving more children children With your support we will continue continue to to to to to to work work with Samuels Sinclair Dental Center our our our dedicated staff and and and and our our our children children and and and and their families to to to to to address oral health needs needs and and and and how best to to to to to meet those needs needs and and and and to to to to to continue continue to to to to to design services that increase access for all Sincerely Dana Mullen Chief of Programs Children’s Friend Mary Cram Board Member Children’s Friend 1 1 A A A “dental home” is is is is care provided by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a licensed dentist in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a manner that is is is is comprehensive accessible coordinated and family-centered American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2018) Retrieved from: http://www aapd org/advocacy/dentalhome/