Monday, February 05, 2007
Dental Community to Hold Bowl-A-Thon to Benefit Sacred Heart’s Pediatric Dental Clinic
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Shehee & Callahan Family Orthodontics and the Pensacola area dental community will be holding a Bowl-A-Thon on Monday, Feb. 12, as part of the Operation: Healthy Smiles program to benefit the Sacred Heart Pediatric Dental Clinic.
The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Liberty Lanes on 3200 North Palafox Street in Pensacola.
Registration is $40 for a four-person team, and lane sponsorships are available for $100 each. In addition, area dental offices are encouraged to collect donations at their offices and donate supplies and volunteers to the dental clinic.
The Operation: Healthy Smiles program was created by Shehee & Callahan Family Orthodontics to help provide necessary dental care to children in our community who cannot afford it. According to Dr. Ed Shehee, a local orthodontist, the daily reality for children with untreated oral disease is often persistent pain, inability to eat comfortably or chew well, embarrassment at discolored and damaged teeth, and distraction from play and learning
Dr. Shehee’s partner, Dr. Chad Callahan, agrees.
“There’s nothing more valuable than a child’s smile,” said Dr. Callahan. “Not many people realize it, but the health of a child’s teeth can have a major impact on them throughout the rest of their life. Sacred Heart is providing such a great service to the children of our community, and we want to make sure that they could continue their mission.”
The Pediatric Dental Clinic, located on 8390 N. Palafox St. in Cantonment, provides dental care to children throughout our region who qualify for Medicaid or do not have the ability to pay for necessary dental care. In 2005, the Pediatric Dental Clinic saw 1,008 new patients and scheduled more than 6,000 appointments. New applicants can apply for treatment every three months.
For more information on the Bowl-A-Thon or to register your team, please call Shehee and Callahan at 478-8844 or email smile@shehee.com.
For more information on the Sacred Heart Pediatric Dental Clinic, please call (850) 416-7000 or visit www.sacred-heart.org.
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