{"id":10432,"date":"2017-01-01T01:52:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T01:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"[caption id=\"attachment_10544\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-10544\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles.jpg\" alt=\"Children from Webb County smiling.\" width=\"500\" height=\"3"},"modified":"2017-01-13T14:59:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T14:59:51","slug":"miles-of-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/miles-of-smiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Miles of smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10544\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10544\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles.jpg\" alt=\"Children from Webb County smiling.\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Miles_of_smiles-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miles of Smiles\u2013Laredo is a School of Dentistry public health program. A team of one dentist and three dental assistants from UT Health\u2019s Laredo campus spend two to four days in elementary schools in Webb County, providing dental screenings, fluoride varnish and dental sealants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If one child\u2019s smile can warm the heart, imagine what tens of thousands can do.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the reality in Laredo, where Miles of Smiles\u2013Laredo has brought free dental care to elementary school children since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Miles of Smiles\u2013Laredo is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/dental\">School of Dentistry<\/a> public health program directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/dental\/faculty\/profile\/0V71E3JDP\/Cappelli,-David-P\">David P. Cappelli<\/a>, Ph.D., D.M.D., M.P.H., professor and director of the research division in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/dental\/departments\/comprehensive-dentistry\">Department of Comprehensive Dentistry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The program\u2019s reach has expanded from two schools to 47 schools in a decade. That\u2019s about 10,000 children each year who receive free care.<\/p>\n<p>Using portable dental equipment, a team of one dentist and three dental assistants from UT Health\u2019s Laredo campus spend two to four days in each school, providing dental screenings, fluoride varnish and dental sealants.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s estimated that over $470,000 in uncompensated dental services were provided in Webb County last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If one child\u2019s smile can warm the heart, imagine what tens of thousands can do. 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