College of Dental Medicine Lasting Impressions Magazine

COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE © 21 students had to wait until the last patient left before hanging bright green and yellow streamers from the ceiling, as well as adding assorted balloons and Mylar animals throughout the clinic. “Our hard-working team puts a lot of effort into planning creative, kid-inspired themes and characters and organizing interactive activities to make the children’s experience both educa- tional and fun,” said Gandarillas, who also is a member of The President’s 64. Students from the College of Pharmacy, the College of Optometry, and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine also were on hand to provide additional health advice. In addition, mascots such as NSU’s Razor the Shark and Timmy the Tooth, university cheerleaders, and balloon artists entertained the children, many of whom danced to the music provided by student disc jockeys from NSU’s Radio X. GKAS sponsors include the American Student Dental Association, Colgate, Henry Schein Inc., and NSU College of Dental Medicine’s Student Government Association. The Give Kids A Smile program is one of the world’s largest oral health charitable programs. The program annually provides dental care to more than 350,000 children from low-income families across the country. u continued from page 19