What is COHI?
COHI is an early oral health intervention program that is aimed at children age 0-7, parents/caregivers, and prenatal women. COHI provides parents, caregivers, and pre/postnatal women with information on good oral health habits, to help achieve and maintain the oral and overall health of their families.
Services we provide:
- Dental Screening – quick visual inspection& individual care plan
- Referrals -for dental treatment
- Fluoride Varnish – applications 2-3 times per year to help prevent or slow down cavities
- Sealants – help prevent cavities in pits & grooves of new adult molars
- Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) – help slow/stop early cavities
- Temporary Fillings (IST) – help prevent the growth of existing cavities
- Oral Health Education – Classroom, Group & 1-on-1 presentations
Our Program Goals:
- Improve access to preventive oral health care
- Identify early cavity risk factors
- Reduce the need to extensive dental treatment
- Promote good oral and overall health
Communities we service:
- Dauphin River
- Jack Head
- Lake Manitoba
- Lake St.Martin
- Little Saskatchewan
Our Team
- Skylar Procillo- Tribal Dental Hygienist [email protected]
- Andi Bayer – Dental Worker Aide [email protected]
If you would like your child to be a part of our program, please fill out the form below and email or fax it to us or send it to school with your child!
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Healthy Smile Happy Child | Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry | University of Manitoba