

The CNCC Dental Hygiene program took six second-year students to Craig to the Horizons residential treatment center for persons with disabilities last week. Dental hygiene students visited two homes and interacted with nine individuals with varying levels of cognition. The students brought typodonts (fake teeth) and toothbrushes for the residents to practice on. Then, the residents were given some oral health aids and demonstrated brushing in their own mouths. Many allowed the students to apply…

