Newberg-based dental equipment manufacturer A-dec is supporting an oral hygiene program called Lessons in a Lunchbox that will benefit third-graders at all Newberg-Dundee Public Schools with not only a lesson but also some giveaways.
Through Lessons in a Lunchbox: Healthy Teeth Essentials and Facts About Snacks, a national program that A-dec is providing locally, students will be invited to hear a presentation on brushing and healthy eating habits. Most of the presentations will be led by an expert, Dental Hygienist Jessica Leonard, who works for Capitol Dental Care in Salem.
In addition to the presentation, the children will receive a lunchbox that is shaped like a carrot and has a screw-on top that doubles as a rinsing cup along with a plastic mirror. Each lunchbox will contain a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and dental floss.
Lessons in a Lunchbox is a program through The Children’s Oral Health Institute, a Maryland nonprofit that is dedicated to promoting dental hygiene through its outreach programs. The program will take place at local schools on the following days:
- Feb. 6: Mabel Rush at 10:00 a.m.
- Feb. 9: Edwards at 8:00 a.m.
- Feb. 15: Dundee at 8:30 a.m.
- Feb. 15: Joan Austin, 9:30 a.m.
- Feb. 16: Ewing Young, 12:15 p.m.
- Feb. 23: Antonia Crater, 1:30 p.m