SNDA of New Jersey Dental School Volunteered Their Time and Expertise at the Kid's Café on Springfield Avenue in Newark

Student National Dental Association of NJDS Volunteers at the Newark Kid's Cafe

On September 26th, 2003, the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) of New Jersey Dental School volunteered their time and expertise at the Kid's Café on Springfield Avenue in Newark. The Kid's Café is an after school and day care program sponsored by the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The program provides meals and snacks to needy children throughout the state of New Jersey. The members of SNDA discussed the importance of proper brushing habits with the children. The students were also instructed on the proper brushing technique through the use of puppets. Following the demonstration the participants were given an opportunity to use the puppets to illustrate to the members of SNDA what they learned. At the end of the program each child was given a bag containing toothpaste, a toothbrush and a sticker.


Renee' M. Cochrane Pucciarelli (2005) demonstrates proper brushing techniques using the teaching puppet.	Linda Hunponu-Wusu (2006) and Lezli Levene Harvell (2006) follow along with Renee' in teaching proper brushing techniques.

Renee' M. Cochrane-Pucciarelli give the children an opportunity to demonstrate that they have learned how to brush properly.	Surprise!

Lezli Levene Harvell (2006) gives the children a chance to participate in the brushing demonstration.	Tiffany Gavin (2006) giving a one on one demonstration of how to brush properly




Linda Hunponu-Wusu (2006) and Lateefah Washington (2006) distribute toothbrushes and toothpaste to children who have shown they understand how to brush properly.