Tooth Fairy Tales
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
June 2015
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Keeps the Ronald McDonald Care
Mobile Staff on the Road
Vol. 4, No. 2
Local Women’s
Leadership Program
Supports the Ronald
McDonald Care
Mobile
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Celeste Espeseth, Kathy Keiser, Ted Cash
Some think of April 15 as
income tax day, but to the Ronald
McDonald Care Mobile Program,
it was a wish come true day.
Thanks to the generous donation
of a used Basin Electric Power
Cooperative van, the staff now
have a new van to replace the old
one also previously donated the
Basin. Ted Cash, manager of
Media and Support Services for
Basin, personally delivered the
van to the Care Mobile staff.
Staff travel many miles each year
providing dental services to
underserved children in western
North Dakota. Our old van had
traveled thousands of miles and
needed more repairs. The van
allows the staff to travel
together in one vehicle and
carry supplies at the same time
which makes our operation
more efficient and cost
effective.
Dubbed the “Tooth Taxi”, the
van brings smiles to many
children but also to travelers on
the highway. “We are very
grateful for the support Basin
Electric has once again
provided to the Care Mobile
Program,” says Kathy Keiser,
executive director of Ronald
McDonald House Charities of
Bismarck.
On May 15, 2015 Cindy Arnold
and Katie Fitzsimmons,
participants in the Center for
Technology and Business
Women’s Leadership Program
presented Ronald McDonald
House Charities $4,700 in
funding and donated dental
home care supplies for the
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.
The fund raiser was held at
Cherry Berry on April 27, 2015.
Thank you for your generous
support!
Service Delivery Statistics
Smiles Across America
Donates Toothbrushes
The Oral Health America,
Smiles Across America Grant
donated electric toothbrushes to
the Ronald McDonald Care
Mobile. Staff provide oral health
education instruction and these
brushes to many high school
students to encourage good daily
home care routines. We try to
make daily brushing easy for the
students in order to promote
lifelong habits for good oral
health.
January 1 – March 31, 2015
Number of Sites: 12
Number of children seen: 260
Number of visits/encounters: 495
Number of services provided: 1,974
Value of treatment provided: $99,921
Services Provided
Diagnostic
Contacts
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Kathy Keiser, Executive Director
701.258.5131
Number
Exams
175
X-rays
243
Referrals
Caries Risk Assessment
8
Celeste Espeseth, Program Manager
701.595.4040
E-mail: [email protected]
255
Preventive
Oral health education
260
Cleanings
175
Fluoride Treatments
153
Sealants
638
Restorative/Surgical
Fillings
Stainless Steel Crowns
278
7
Extractions
37
Pulpotomies
8
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is made possible through the generous contributions and
support of major partners/sponsors including:
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc., Oakbrook, Ill.
Ronald McDonald House Charities – Bismarck
Tom and Frances Leach Foundation, Inc.
Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Slope Electric Cooperative, Inc., Roughrider Electric Cooperative
Otto Bremer Foundation
Western North Dakota McDonald’s Owners and Operators
The State of North Dakota
MDU Resources Foundation
Bismarck Marathon
Oral Health America, Smiles Across America
Health Resources and Services Administration
Women’s Leadership Program
And many individuals
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Bismarck, PO Box 7323, Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone 701.258.8551
Website: http://rmhcbismarck.org/caremobile/