I-Smile
Do you know if your children are ready for school? Check the Dental Screening Rules here:
Take this Certificate of Dental Screening (PDF) with you to your child’s dental appointment and return the completed form to the school.
I-Smile includes partnership work within the community of stakeholders, oral health education presentations and promotions, enabling services (including outreach, informing and care coordination) and gap-filling services like screenings, fluoride varnish, and sealants. Clinics are held in WIC, Head Starts, and other community locations in Cass, Harrison, MIlls, Monona, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties. Learn more about the I-Smile Program across Iowa! Current projects include:
Give Kids a Smile Day
We want to thank the 2023 Give Kids A Smile Dental Partners:
BlueJay Family Dental, Broadway Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, My Pediatric Dentist– Bayliss Park, Omni Dental – Council Bluffs, and New Image Dentistry
The next Give Kids A Smile Day (for 1st through 12th Grade) is scheduled for May 3, 2024.
I-Smile @ School
I-Smile @ School provides free preventative oral health screenings, education, and sealants to children attending schools in Cass, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.
Children’s Oral Health Coalition
The Children’s Oral Health Coalition initially began to increase the number of children seeing a dentist by age 1. Since its beginning, we have also focused on reducing sugar sweetened beverages, improving access to dental care for pregnant individuals, and improving Medicaid reimbursement for dental services. The Coalition meets quarterly. Each year we identify and celebrate our Children’s Oral Health Champions.
- 2023: Dena White, RDH
- 2022: Dr. Edward Greer, DDS; Terri Lenihan, CDPMA, FAADOM, EDA; Heather Olson, RN
- 2021: Iowa Western Community College Dental Assisting Program; Jesse Axmear; Dr. Megan Boyd, DDS; Erin Merrell, APRN
- 2020: Dr. Hannah Greene, DDS; Sina Linman, ARNP
- 2019: Council Bluffs Water Works; Jeri Mitchell, RN; My Pediatric Dentistry
Funding for these services is provided by Iowa Health and Human Services, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation, and the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program.