Tunxis dental hygiene students and faculty were part of a team that participated in a community service learning experience this May, providing oral health services and education for the third year to children of Great Harbour Cay in Berry Islands, Bahamas.

Students Emily Carter, Kristina Luarasi, Rebecca Morey, Samuel Najarian, and Olivia Sagan, and Claudia Turcotte, CDA, RDH, professor of dental hygiene, provided health services and education to children of R.N. Gomez All-Ages School, in preschool through grade 12. In addition to screenings, the team provided fluoride varnish to the 109 children who were seen, and 40 percent of the children received sealants. They also received a kit with dental supplies, and participated in age-appropriate dental education activities.