[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE DENTISTS OF CHESTER COUNTY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN 
                       ``GIVE KIDS A SMILE!'' DAY

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 4, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dentists in 
my district, as well as those throughout the nation, who will be 
participating this week in the ``Give Kids a Smile!'' program.
  On Friday, February 6, 2004, the nation's dentists are providing free 
oral health care services to thousands of low-income children across 
the country. The ADA's second annual ``Give Kids a Smile!'' national 
children's dental access day, during National Children's Dental Health 
Month, will enhance the oral health of large numbers of needy children. 
The ``Give Kids a Smile!'' initiative is designed to nationally promote 
the numerous charitable education, screening, prevention and 
comprehensive treatment programs already in existence by having many of 
them coordinated and occurring on the same day. At the same time, the 
campaign has provided a framework for identifying, cataloging and 
recognizing the many access programs that take place throughout the 
year.
  In Chester County, Pennsylvania over 30 local dentists will be doing 
their part to provide a wide range of dental services for underserved 
children. These dentists and their staff members will be volunteering 
their time in the dental clinic at the Community Volunteers in Medicine 
(CVIM) facility in West Chester. They will be providing much-needed 
free dental care to between 75 and 100 uninsured or underinsured 
children in the County.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing the 
dentists in Chester County, as well as those throughout our country, 
who are volunteering their time and services so nobly on Friday to 
provide dental care to thousands of uninsured and underinsured 
children.

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