UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free Sealant Clinic for Children on Feb. 18

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Sealant Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.

The clinic is for children 5-17 years old. A free dental examination is a part of each one-hour sealant appointment. Dental sealants are not fillings, but they help to prevent tooth decay. The number of appointments is limited. To make an appointment, call 501-686-5733.

The Department of Dental Hygiene is part of the UAMS College of Health Professions, which is the most comprehensive allied health college in Arkansas with 16 programs.

UAMS is the state's only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute and Institute for Digital

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