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Dental Hygiene Students Give Back
Students in Mt. Hood Commu­
nity College’s dental hygiene pro­
gram are volunteering their time to
teach local schoolchildren how to
care for their teeth and gums.
The students this month are vis­
iting Alder Elementary School topro-
vide fun and entertaining education income students succeed in school, gram. The program is six quarters in grated with instruction in dental
about proper nutrition and the impor­
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length and leads 10 “ associate hygiene therapy, dental procedures
tance of good dental habits.
in MHIX r ’1Xn Ude?tt areenr<> ed degree Academic instruction in and work in clinical settings to pro-
Alder Elementary School, part of tn MHCC s Dental Hygiene pro- basic and dental sciences is inte- vide a total learning experience.
the Reynolds School District, is a
“dreamer school” in the “I Have a
Dream Foundation” to help low-
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Keeping Children Safe
Watch out for
open widows in
warm weather
As w arm er days arrive, i t ’s
tem pting to open windows and let
in the fresh air. Unfortunately,
open windows can pose a risk to
young children. M ore than 3,000
fall from windows in the United
States each year.
W hile 70 percent o f window
falls occur from second or third
stories, even falls from first-floor
window s can pose safety risks.
You can reduce the risk by using
some simple safety m easures. The
the Safe Kids Coalition of Clark
County is recom m ending these
safety tips:
K eep w indow s locked and
closed unless opened intention­
ally.
Keep furniture and other ob­
jects away from windows where
children can climb.
Teach children about window
safety. Have them play a safe dis­
tance away and use tape to mark
o ff unsafe areas where possible.
Install a window stop to pre­
vent window s from opening more
than four inches. Be sure an adult
can open the window in an em er­
gency.
In sta ll w indow g u ard s that
adults can remove in an emergency
where windows are open more
than four inches.
W hen buying new windows,
ask for built-in safety hardware.
Share this inform ation with
grandparents,* child care provid­
ers, friends, and neighbors.
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