Chelsea Students Go Back to School Armed with Oral Health Smarts

Seven staff members—Dr. Lina Benslimane, Dr. Martin Ugarte, Anuj Goyal, Krissie Gibbs, Joyce Ganas, John D’Adamo, and Flor Amaya—from the School-Based Health Programs at GSDM attended the 8th Annual Chelsea Back to School Celebration on August 25. This annual event was sponsored by Chelsea Community Organizations and was held at the Williams Middle School.

More than 20 organizations from the local community attended the event to provide a host of information for the approximately 1,000 children and their family members in attendance. GSDM representatives provided toothbrushes, toothpaste, stickers, and informational flyers. They also taught visitors to their table about oral health, and handed out coloring and activity sheets to the children and information on the Chelsea School Dental Center to parents.

Photos are available on facebook and flickr.