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PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program
Holistic.
Sustainable.
Life-Changing.
PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program is an initiative of PRASAD
Mission
- PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program's mission is to improve the dental health of children by providing comprehensive, high-quality dental services through education, prevention, detection, and treatment
Vision
- To expand children’s and parents’ knowledge of dental health
- To encourage habits that maintain optimal dental health through adolescence and into adulthood, affecting future generations
- To be a model program that responds to the needs of the community, respects each individual, and fosters self-reliance
Objectives
- To identify children who have no access to the dental care they need and to intervene with preventive and restorative treatment
- To initiate and maintain preventive dental programs that reduce the incidence of dental disease
- To build strong partnerships within the community
25 Years of Healthy Smiles
Since its founding in 1998, PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program (PRASAD CDHP) has worked diligently towards its mission “to improve the dental health of children by providing comprehensive, high quality dental services through education, prevention, detection, and treatment.”
PRASAD CDHP is an initiative of The PRASAD Project, an organization whose programs have served vulnerable populations in the United States and internationally since 1992. Each year PRASAD CDHP serves more than 3,000 low-income children throughout New York’s Sullivan County. Since its inception, PRASAD CDHP has provided over 95,000 Toothbrushes, received 32,000 dental visits, and performed more than 99,000 dental procedures.
In recognition of the outstanding service provided to low-income children in the community, PRASAD CDHP has received an impressive array of awards and recognition from local, state government, and community organizations.
Some numbers we are proud of
Here are highlights of 25+ years of making a positive difference in people’s lives:
Awards & Recognition
PRASAD CDHP has received awards and recognition from government and community organizations for our outstanding service including:
