1100 Graham Road Circle • Stow, Ohio 44224 • (330) 923-4891
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The Summit County Health District
has provided school dental health services to the children of Summit
County for over 50 years. The Summit County Health District owns a
state-of-the art mobile dental van that travels to school districts
in the county. Children who financially qualify receive basic dental
services on the dental van at a reduced rate and in the Barberton
School District at no charge, due to funding from the Barberton Health
Clinic. Dental care is limited to children attending schools that contract for the dental assessment and dental van service. Three school districts participated in the school dental program during the 2006-2007 school years, and two private schools received dental assessments. A grant from the Tuscora Park Health and Wellness Foundation made it possible to treat two school districts, Coventry and Springfield for the 2007 school year. The Summit County Health District also offers LIMITED dental services at the central location on Graham Road and at the south location at Edwin Shaw Hospital. These dental clinics on the mobile dental van are available to children by appointment. Medicaid insurance is currently accepted and a sliding fee is available for those without dental insurance. A special preschool clinic is also offered once a month, and this clinic accepts children ages one through five years old. The parent and child are given thorough oral hygiene instructions, nutritional counseling, and advice on dental care for the child. An exam, prophylaxis (dental cleaning), and fluoride varnish is applied. It is a great way to acclimate the child for a positive dental experience. For more information on the Dental Program, please contact Darlene Theodus at (330) 926-5657. |
| AKRON CITY/SUMMIT COUNTY DENTAL SEALANT PROJECT The Dental Sealant Project is a combined
effort by the Akron City Health Department and the Summit County
Health District, in cooperation with the Barberton Health District.
The Dental Sealant Project provides dental care in the Akron,
Summit County and Barberton school districts. The Project utilizes
the Summit County Health District’s Mobile Dental Clinic,
staff, and portable equipment provided by the The target population includes elementary and middle school students in 24 Akron Public Schools, five Barberton City Schools and one Springfield Local School. All schools have a free/reduced lunch rate of greater than 50%. Few children in these schools have access to basic dental care. Since 1996, the Akron Health Department has operated a sealant project.. The Akron program currently provides sealant services to students in 20 Akron City elementary schools. The goal of the program is to reduce pit and fissure caries through the application of dental sealants, provide basic dental education and to identify and refer critical dental problems, thus reducing untreated dental disease among Summit County's most needy students. The Summit County Health District directs the operations of the sealant program in six schools outside of Akron. Project staff continues to work with the Barberton and Springfield districts to schedule sealant applications and short and long term follow-up, based upon free school lunch eligibility.
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