CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH

Norman Tinanoff, a member of the board of directors of the Maryland Dental Action Coalition, on Feb. 28 talks about the need for children to get increased dental health care as the Montgomery County Council declared February Children’s Dental Health Month. Maryland is emphasizing increased care for low income and minority children, especially those of Latino background. At the ceremonies in Rockville, from left to right: Paola Fernan-Zegarra of the Public Health Dental Services program in the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; Maryland Dental Action Coalition board member William Maas; Verna Richardson of the Montgomery County Department of Health; County Councilmember George Leventhal; and Viviana Ortiz of the Montgomery County Latino Health Initiative.