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Promotion highlights the benefits of tap water By Michelle Berrones, Communications Coordinator Our old friends the McGrinn and Smiley twins, along with their dog, K-9, trickled in for National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) to promote the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 2017 theme “Choose Tap Water for a Sparking Smile.” The PDA Central Office contacted more than 1,500 schools to distribute our electronic lesson plan kits, which contained an informational piece geared toward third-grade students, classroom activities, coloring sheets and interactive games. Complimentary posters were distributed to dental offices as well as many schools across the state. 12 MAY/JU NE 2017 | P EN N S YLVA N IA D EN TA L J O UR N A L