(Charlotte, NC – April 13, 2011) With a considerable product donation totaling over $75,000 in product from Septodont, eight non-profit affiliates of the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothfairyÒ (NCOHF) will have the necessary anesthetic needed to provide critical dental treatment to underserved families. This donation of Septocaine and Octocaine anesthetic will enable these community-based affiliates of the NCOHF to reach thousands with the treatment services they need.
“We are very proud to contribute our products to the noble cause of NCOHF,” said Kent Chiu, President Septodont North America. “Effective pain control is essential in many of the cases. No child should have to suffer needlessly during treatments for pediatric dental disease.”
Donations such as these ensure that the network of NCOHF affiliates have the materials necessary to provide comprehensive oral health treatment, services and education to those suffering from dental disease. “Millions endure immense pain caused by untreated dental decay,” said Fern Ingber, NCOHF President and CEO. “Septodont’s substantial product and generous financial support enables our affiliates to reach the underserved and deliver the treatment needed to end their suffering.”
The NCOHF affiliate network is a consortium of more than 60 of America’s finest not-for-profit oral health programs providing quality, comprehensive dental services to underserved children in their communities. In just five years, NCOHF Affiliates have reached more than 1 million children with life-changing oral health services.
About Septodont
Since 1932, Septodont’s extensive product range has provided the worldwide dental professional with the most reliable and efficient solutions to their operatory challenges. Septodont’s unrelenting commitment to quality, innovation and service has earned it worldwide recognition as a market leader in dental anesthetics and pain control. Today, hundreds of thousands of dentists in more than 150 countries rely upon Septodont’s dental anesthesia products.
About National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairyâ (NCOHF)
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairyâ (NCOHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to raising awareness of the #1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease, facilitating delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral health services, and eliminating this preventable disease from future generations. NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive programs to a growing network of not-for-profit University and community based dental clinics, health centers, and mobile programs throughout America. For more information about NCOHF, please visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org.
