The Michigan Dental Association Foundation is once again collaborating with The Old Newsboys Goodfellows of Detroit this holiday season to provide oral health kits to Detroit area children in need.

The Foundation places the oral health kits in the Goodfellows holiday baskets, which are distributed to children ages 4 to 13 in Detroit, Highland Park, River Rouge and Hamtramck.

The project is a joint effort with the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Dentistry, with assistance from the Detroit District Dental Society, Procter & Gamble Professional Oral Health, Quantum Labs Inc. and SMZ Advertising. The Goodfellows are distributing 36,000 holiday baskets this year.

The oral health kits include a pencil style case containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a bookmark with oral hygiene instructions. The holiday baskets include shirts, pants, socks, gloves, a warm hat, books, dolls and toys. Children who receive the baskets will have a brighter holiday season because for many it may be the only gifts they receive this season.

This project, which has provided more than 190,000 dental kits over the past six years, is made possible through donations to the Michigan Dental Association Foundation. To help the Michigan Dental Association Foundation continue to support such worthy projects, make a donation today. All donations are tax deductible.