Burlington School District

Tooth Tutor Program

Fact Sheet  

 

ADDITIONAL LINKS

Tooth Tutor Tips for Dental Visits

BSD Home Page

Grants Home Page

 

 

 

What is the Tooth Tutor Program?

The Tooth Tutor program allows trained dental hygienists to spend time at your child’s school each week.  They have two key duties - (1) to provide brief in-class instruction about dental health, and (2) to identify students who need dental care or dental homes. If parents agree, the Tooth Tutors work with the dental clinic at H.O. Wheeler Elementary School or other dental practices to find dental homes for the students. They support parents’ access to transportation and translation/interpretation services.

How many Burlington students were identified as needing Tooth Tutor services?

2003/2004 Figures

Barnes

Champlain

Flynn

Wheeler

Total

Total enrollment

159

286

326

199

970

Students without dentists or did not note dental appointments in the past year

64

100

58

199

347

Percentage of total students

40%

35%

18%

63%

36%

What impact has the Tooth Tutor program had on Burlington students?                                                

Had a dentist / dental home (2003/04)

Before Tooth Tutor

After Tooth Tutor

Barnes students

60%

 81%

Champlain students

65%

98%

Flynn students

82%

85%

Wheeler students

37%

37%

Burlington total

55%

89%

Vermont total

74%

92%

Most students did not have a visual exam because it was expected that the H. O. Wheeler Clinic would be open.  However, of those that the Tooth Tutor hygienists visually screened, most needed preventive care.  Several students needed immediate or restorative care:

(Students screened)

Preventive care

Restorative care

Immediate care

Barnes (39)

67% (26)

21% (8)

13% (5)

Flynn (23)

61% (14)

22% (5)

17% (4)

Burlington total (62)

65% (40)

21% (13)

15% (9)

*Students at Champlain and Wheeler were not screened.

Who pays for the Tooth Tutor program?

Fletcher Allen Health Care’s community fund and the Vermont Health Department. The program is the result of collaboration among a number of other groups including Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Vermont Health Department, the University of Vermont School of Nursing and the Burlington School District .  

Some site content requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Download Adobe Acrobat for free by clicking on the logo.

 

Tooth Tutors:

Barnes Elementary:

Cindy Lamb - 316-0375

Champlain Elementary:

Diane Polson - 316-0378

Flynn Elementary:

Cindy Lamb - 316-0376

Wheeler Elementary:

Cindy Lamb - 316-0376