The I-Smile™ team is IN your county! We are in WIC clinics and other child and maternal health clinics providing
oral screenings, fluoride treatments and preventive dental health services. We can answer your dental questions, help you find a dentist
and/or dental insurance or arrange transportation. Look for the I-Smile™ team at the following WIC clinics:
Winterset: 4th Thursday
First United Methodist Church
309 E. Jefferson, Winterset
Carlisle: 2nd Monday
Missionary Baptist Church
615 Highway 5, Carlisle
Indianola: 1st and 3rd Mondays and Tuesdays, 4th Tuesday
First United Methodist Church
307 W. Ashland St., Indianola
Norwalk: 4th Monday
New Life Lutheran Church
4380 Wakonda Dr., Norwalk
Your child should have their first dental exam by their first birthday! Help your child by having a dental visit by the time they turn 1! Baby teeth are important and your child needs them to stay healthy to eat, sleep and talk!
The effects of fluoride in drinking water have long been studied. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city to add fluoride into its water system. Eleven years later, in 1956, decay rates among school-aged children dropped more than percent! To this day, fluoride continues to be dentistry’s main weapon in the battle against tooth decay. Nearly every toothpaste on the market contains fluoride as its active ingredient; water fluoridation benefits over 200 million Americans and about 13 million school-aged children participate in school-based dental fluoride programs.
If your child is newly enrolling in kindergartner or 9th grade, they are required to turn in a Certificate of Dental Screening. This certificate is required for only these students and may be signed by a dentist, dental hygienist. If your child will be in kindergarten, the certificate may be signed by a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner or registered nurse. Exemptions are allowed on an individual basis for religious and financial hardship reasons. A Certificate of Dental Screening Exemption Form is available and must be completed as instructed.
For more information or help finding a dentist, please contact:
301 North Buxton, Suite 203
515-961-1074