Palm Beach Pediatric Dentistry Offers “Miles of Smiles” to Needy Children

Boca Raton, FL, January 31, 2007 PRESS RELEASE – Board-certified pediatric dentist Dr. Saadia Mohammed, DDS, owner of Palm Beach Pediatric Dentistry, is partnering with Boca Raton’s Florence Fuller Child Development Centers to provide critical dental care to the center’s children.  To kick off this partnership, and in honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month (February), Dr. Saadia has created the “Miles of Smiles” program, to take place on February 9 and 10, 2007.

Miles of Smiles includes free exams and cleanings for any Florence Fuller Child who signs up for the program.    Dr. Saadia and her team will be working from 9 a.m. to at least 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, February 9 and 10. 

“I wanted to be able to give back to the community, preferably by helping children who don’t always have access to quality dental care” notes Dr. Saadia. “The Florence Fuller Centers offer terrific child care to economically disadvantaged children from the greater Boca area, so it’s a perfect fit.” 

While at Dr. Saadia’s office, the children can enjoy Shetland ponies from www.personalponies.org brought in for this event.  Personal Ponies brings UK Shetland ponies to disabled children. The children will also be able to view movies on flat-screen TVs mounted on every exam room’s ceiling, read the many fun children’s books that Dr. Saadia keeps in the waiting room, or even play games.

Dr. Saadia Mohammed is the only female Board-certified pediatric dentist in Boca Raton.  Her practice focuses on pediatric preventive dental health and minimally invasive dentistry, such as using lasers for cavities. Her office is located at 9250 Glades Rd., Suite 212, in Boca, near Lyons and Glades Roads.

For more information, call Palm Beach Pediatric Dentistry at (561) 477-3535.   

We have partnered up with Sun-Sentinel NIE in offering “A Visit to the Dentist.” This student booklet has been created to help K-5 students learn all about their teeth and how to take care of them. It also helps introduce students to their first dental visit. In addition, you will find tooth-care chart so students can track their dental care habits daily, as well as interactive activities for them do in the classroom.

 If you like, please have your child finish coloring the cover page of the booklet. We will be providing toothbrushes and a surprise gift to all children that bring in the colored front page of the booklet. In addition, we will give a special surprise to the kids that bring in the daily tooth brushing chart.