The Catskill Chronicle

HURLEYVILLE, NY – PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program has been presented with the 2014 Give Kids a Smile Award, given by the New York State  Dental Foundation.

The award is in recognition of the program’s excellence in caring for the oral health care needs of children in Sullivan County. 

Since 2007, the New York State Dental Foundation (NYSDF) has given its Give Kids a Smile Award (GKAS) to recognize programs which provide oral health care for children.

Laura Leon, Executive Director of the New York State Dental Foundation, presented the award to Dr. Cecilia Escarra, Program Administrator of PRASAD CDHP. Ms. Leon commented, "It is unusual for the NYS Dental Foundation to give the award to an organization more than once. Today, PRASAD CDHP is receiving the award for the third time, which is a testament to the good work that PRASAD is doing to help children and mothers receive dental care despite the obstacles of the rural community. There is tremendous support from the stakeholders and leadership in the community, which bolsters PRASAD’s efforts to advocate for oral health." PRASAD CDHP previously received the award in 2009 and 2011.

The mission of PRASAD CDHP is to improve the dental health of children by providing comprehensive, high quality dental services including education, prevention, detection, and treatment. Since 1998, PRASAD CDHP has addressed the dental needs of children who are six months through eighteen years of age in Sullivan County and parts of Ulster County, New York. 

PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program, a philanthropic expression of the SYDA Foundation, provides dental care services and dental health education to children in Sullivan and Ulster counties. For more information, visit us atwww.prasadcdhp.org or call 845-434-0376.