On Friday, February 15, the RWC Dental Hygiene Program and the Cincinnati Dental Society co-sponsored an event on the RWC campus for Give Kids a Smile Day. Nearly 600 students from the Mt. Healthy and Elmwood -St. Bernard school districts were seen for x-rays and screenings in the RWC Dental Hygiene Clinic.These were children without dental insurance and their family income placed them at the poverty level. This was the first year for this event and RWC Dental Hygiene Chair Janelle Schierling said it was “definitely a learning experience.” Coverage of the event appeared on the local channels 5 and 9 news.
“We want to thank the maintenance and security departments for their extra efforts,” Professor Schierling said. “We especially want to thank all the faculty and staff in SAHB for their patience. We realize all persons in SAHB were inconvenienced by the extra traffic and noise.