We were thrilled to welcome a group of future dental hygienists to Centrix this week from the acclaimed Fones School of Dental Hygiene at nearby University of Bridgeport. We’re so proud of their hard work and dedication that will ultimately result in helping patients maintain good oral health and healthy smiles.

Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) is a project that is near and dear to our hearts. Each year we take pride in assisting this organization in their mission to provide dental care to underserved children. We received a wonderful note from GKAS thanking Centrix for our donations:

One of our favorite events, The Virtual ToothFairy Ball and Online Auction, is an online fundraiser and auction benefiting America’s ToothFairy Affiliate clinics and programs for children. Centrix was proud to donate FluoroDose Fluoride Varnish to the 2016 Online Auction. Because the online auction is a virtual event, 100% of the contributions go directly to helping children, rather than funding a live event. They sent us a very kind thank you, and we’d like to send them a thanks in return for all their hard work. Together with other dental manufacturers, over $178,000 was raised to provide education, preventive services and treatment for children. Thank you America’s ToothFairy! We look forward to partnering with you again in 2017!

For the 2nd year in a row, the Fones School of Dental Hygiene at the University of Bridgeport welcomed and hosted 12 South Korean dental hygiene students and 2 faculty members from Sun Moon University in Asan, South Korea. The students have been attending classes and going on field trips to many businesses, dental offices, and schools this past week.

From time to time, we like to highlight some of the wonderful volunteers who provide dental services to the people who need them most — because we believe everybody deserves to have a happy, healthy smile.

Centrix continually gives back to the community, to underserved areas of the world, and to organizations and foundations that make a difference in the oral health of children. One of these foundations is Henry Schein Cares, which supports the ADA’s Give Kids a Smile program. This program enhances the oral health of large numbers of needy children and highlights for policy makers the ongoing challenges that disadvantaged families face in finding dental care.

Each year, Centrix participates in many different charitable events, donating dental product, proceeds from sales and even cash and scholoarships to these worthy causes. One of our favorite organizations is the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation…America’s Toothfairy!

Fones Dental School, “The First School of Dental Hygiene”, in Bridgeport, CT, in partnership with SMU University in South Korea, arranged for students to participate in a factory tour at Centrix headquarters.

“We couldn’t have done it without you!”