- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release [June 9, 2004]
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- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
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- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 2004-06-09
- Subject:
- Georgia
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- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L412 .P1 P7 2004/6-9
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2004-s6-h9-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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6-2053-5210
Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office
Room 131, State Capitol 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800
June 9, 2004
MEDIA ADVISORY
Jackson Joins Other Community, Business, and Religious Leaders to Boost Dental Health for Underprivileged Children
What: Dental Healthcare Outreach Press Breakfast When: Friday, June 11, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. Where: Paschal's Restaurant, 180 Northside Drive, Atlanta Contact: Rep. Lester Jackson @ 404-656-3904
Atlanta State Representative Lester Jackson, D-Savannah, joins Dr. Darryl A. Chapman, President of the Georgia Dental Society, ACS Healthcare, and other leaders of the political, religious, and business community in inviting all members of the media to attend a press breakfast to launch a comprehensive dental health educational initiative targeting at-risk and underprivileged children in Georgia.
The breakfast will be the beginning of the 2004/2005 dental education initiative geared toward at-risk and under served communities throughout Georgia.
"Children from low-income families suffer twice as many dental cavities than their peers," said Rep. Jackson, dentist and author of the Georgia Volunteers in Dentistry Act of 2001 which allows retired dentists to volunteer their services in economically less fortunate areas. "Teacher surveys in Georgia indicate that dental problems may be responsible for as many as 51 million lost school hours each year. I think the need is clear for this kind of effort."
# # # For further information, contact Rep. Lester Jackson @ 404-656-3904