Evaluates oral health and oral hygiene and helps education about good dental habits. Services include: - Cleaning - Dental examinations including x-rays - Dentures - Extractions - Fillings, root canal therapy, simple extractions, crowns - Oral hygiene instruction Other forms of specialized dental care may be available, call for information

Provides family and health education including child-rearing in early infancy, child development, parenting, family health, and environmental safety. Programs include: - Child Passenger Safety Program: One-hour class for parents on use of their child safety seat including information on the correct seat for the child, safely securing the child in the seat, and correct installation of the seat in the vehicle. Car seats are available for purchase on sliding fee basis at training. - Child and Teen Checkups: Provide outreach and assistance to enable well-child checkups for children and teens ages 21 and under who are on Medical Assistance. There are several locations, can assist in making dental and medical appointments, and arrange transportation to and from appointments. ?- Dental Health Services: Offers dental care through Children's Dental Services (CDS), a traveling dental clinic. Specialize in children's dental care and provides dental services to children from infancy to age 26 years, pregnant women, and people of all ages, regardless of income. Routine dental services include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education, exams, x-rays, fillings, crowns, and extractions. Visit website for a list of dental providers. - Early Intervention Services: Provides assistance to families with infants and preschoolers who are living with a developmental delay. A multidisciplinary team is available to identify and treatment children with developmental delays. - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Assistance offered to parents with follow-up appointments and information on free services if their child has a potential hearing problem - Family Planning: A voluntary and confidential program for individuals to obtain information about pregnancy prevention. Family planning involves preventing, spacing, and achieving pregnancies. This service provides referral and education. Pregnancy testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea is provided at no cost. - Follow Along Program: Monitors children ages birth to three. Questionnaires are sent to parents every four months to evaluate their child's development. - Family Home Visiting: For families with children birth to five years old. Home visiting supports families as they learn about healthy pregnancies, positive parenting, infant and child growth and development, health and nutrition, breastfeeding support, childhood safety and injury prevention, strengthening family relationships, and community resources. - Help Me Connect: An online navigation resource for pregnant and parenting families with young children to find local resources and information to support healthy child development and well-being - New Baby Visits: New parents are contacted by a Public Health Nurse to answer questions, provide education, information, and support including lactation consultation - Project Harmony: Provides home visits to mothers with chemical dependency issues offering education, counseling, and recovery coaching - Parent Support Outreach Program (PSOP): A voluntary program that provides short-term help to parents to access resources and provide education about housing, transportation, parent education, child development, activities, childcare, safety planning, and other services. - Postpartum Home Visits: Provides home visits to new mothers and infants to educate and counsel about nutrition, child growth and development, and resources available for families. Visits can be requested through a physician or hospital. - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Consultation and home visit, grief support, and referral service for families who have experienced loss of a child

Services align with the Minnesota Child and Teen Checkup standards and the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT). Let's Smile promotes oral health among low-income children and teens through a range of preventive and restorative measures: Oral Evaluations and Assessments: - Conducting a thorough examination of oral health - Assessment of dental concerns and conditions - Utilization of X-rays and intra-oral pictures for diagnostic purposes - Detection of infections in gum tissues - Oral cancer screening - Retention checks for sealants Preventive Procedures: - Dental Prophylaxis: Removal of oral plaque, calculus, stains, and bacteria causing cavities and infections - Fluoride Varnish Treatment: Strengthening enamel to prevent cavities - Sealants: Non-invasive procedure forming a protective barrier on permanent molars, reducing food entrapment and bacterial growth Oral Health Education: - Providing valuable information to promote awareness and understanding of oral health practices Communication and Follow-Up: - Regular communication and follow-up with schools and parents/guardians to ensure continuity of care for children Follow-Up Dental Restorative Treatments: - Non-Surgical Extraction: - Performance of non-surgical extractions for specific diseased teeth - Restorative Treatments: - Fillings to address dental decay - Application of Silver Diamide Fluoride (SDF) as a non-invasive treatment - Utilization of stainless steel crowns for extensive decay - Use of nitrous oxide as needed for patient comfort during dental procedures

The Children's Dental Services is providing the following services: - Exams - X-rays - Cleanings - Sealants - Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) - Fillings - Scaling - Extractions - Trauma-informed culturally sensitive oral health education

Dental clinics provide a variety of clinical services for all ages and offer preventative education programs through the Program to Improve Community Oral Health (PICOH). Clinical services include: - Crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures - Fillings and extractions - Minor orthodontic procedures - Oral health education - Preventative dental care such as exams, teeth cleaning and fluoride treatments - Root canal treatment - Teeth whitening - Root canal treatment Emergency care: Emergency visits are meant to examine a specific area of concern or pain and to determine necessary treatment. Treatment services after an emergency exam may be same day, though Community Dental Care cannot guarantee same-day treatment for walk in emergencies.

Dental clinics provide a variety of clinical services for all ages and offer preventative education programs through the Program to Improve Community Oral Health (PICOH). Clinical services include: - Crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures - Fillings and extractions - Minor orthodontic procedures - Oral health education - Preventative dental care such as exams, teeth cleaning and fluoride treatments - Root canal treatment - Teeth whitening - Root canal treatment Emergency care: Emergency visits are meant to examine a specific area of concern or pain and to determine necessary treatment. Treatment services after an emergency exam may be same day, though Community Dental Care cannot guarantee same-day treatment for walk in emergencies.

Dental clinics provide a variety of clinical services for all ages and offer preventative education programs through the Program to Improve Community Oral Health (PICOH). Clinical services include: - Crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures - Fillings and extractions - Minor orthodontic procedures - Oral health education - Preventative dental care such as exams, teeth cleaning and fluoride treatments - Root canal treatment - Teeth whitening - Root canal treatment Emergency care: Emergency visits are meant to examine a specific area of concern or pain and to determine necessary treatment. Treatment services after an emergency exam may be same day, though Community Dental Care cannot guarantee same-day treatment for walk in emergencies.

Dental clinics provide a variety of clinical services for all ages and offer preventative education programs through the Program to Improve Community Oral Health (PICOH). Clinical services include: - Crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures - Fillings and extractions - Minor orthodontic procedures - Oral health education - Preventative dental care such as exams, teeth cleaning and fluoride treatments - Root canal treatment - Teeth whitening - Root canal treatment Emergency care: Emergency visits are meant to examine a specific area of concern or pain and to determine necessary treatment. Treatment services after an emergency exam may be same day, though Community Dental Care cannot guarantee same-day treatment for walk in emergencies.

Dental clinics provide a variety of clinical services for all ages and offer preventative education programs through the Program to Improve Community Oral Health (PICOH). Clinical services include: - Crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures - Fillings and extractions - Minor orthodontic procedures - Oral health education - Preventative dental care such as exams, teeth cleaning and fluoride treatments - Root canal treatment - Teeth whitening - Root canal treatment Emergency care: Emergency visits are meant to examine a specific area of concern or pain and to determine necessary treatment. Treatment services after an emergency exam may be same day, though Community Dental Care cannot guarantee same-day treatment for walk in emergencies.