Dental Program (for ages 0 to 18)

The Dental Program has a history of continually expanding to meet children's needs for oral health education and preventive care. In 1976, the Dental Program began visiting schools to provide oral health education. A toothbrush distribution program and school-administered fluoride rinse schedule rounded out the Dental Program’s activities.

Dental Outreach Program - NYUCD

A team of dental providers from NYU College of Dentistry offer dental services to Washington County residents at the Lee/Pellon Center (behind Subway) in Machias.

Dental Case Management

Dental Case Management is assistance for children and their families in need of further dental care.

Dental Library and Education

Storybooks, videos, and mouth & tooth models; plus, Tubs by Topic.

Preventative Dental Hygiene Services

Good oral health is necessary for success in school and society. Our preventative services benefit each child served.

School Oral Health Program

Our dental program visits Washington County elementary schools.

The Tooth Ferry

WCCP's dental hygienists provide Washington County children with preventive care and education on the Tooth Ferry mobile dental truck.

History of the Program

In the late 1990s, the Dental Program underwent a series of expansions, thanks to grants from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Maine Oral Health Program and private foundations. In 1999, one oral health coordinator/dental hygienist, was serving 10 public schools. By 2002, an additional coordinator/hygienist, was doing school visits, and the pair began gearing up to expand service further by carrying portable dental cleaning equipment around to Head Starts in their cars. The plan to acquire and equip a mobile dental unit was born of increased demand for services and a need to deliver them more efficiently. In 2003, the mobile unit was born, and was named the Tooth Ferry during a community-wide naming contest.