CASSOPOLIS — February was National Children’s Dental Health Month and Cassopolis Family Clinic Network, a Federally Qualified Health Center, celebrated the month by increasing awareness of the importance of good oral health in the communities of Cass southeast Berrien Counties.

CFCN started the National Children’s Dental Health Month Dental Pack Project eight years ago by distributing oral health kits to students of Cassopolis Public Schools. Expanding the project four years ago to include Brandywine and Niles Community Schools, CFCN is providing free oral health kits to nearly 6,350 students each year.

Each oral health kit includes an age appropriate toothbrush and toothpaste, floss, and information on CFCN dental services. This year, CFCN enlisted the help of the community to assist in assembly of the dental packs.

“We are so grateful to our friends from the United Way of Southwest Michigan, Van Buren/Cass District Health Department, Cass County Youth Council, Brandywine High School and our own CFCN staff, for assisting in the assembly and distribution of the dental packs to each student of Brandywine, Cassopolis and Niles School Districts,” said Rose Middleton, marketing coordinator for Cass Family Clinic Network and coordinator of the project. “This project is something we at CFCN are proud to do because we believe that good oral healthcare has a direct correlation to good overall health.”

With two dental locations, Cassopolis Family Clinic Dental and Niles Community Health Center Dental, CFCN provides dental services for people that do not have dental insurance or are covered by Michigan Medicaid. For more information or to schedule a dental appointment, call Cassopolis Family Clinic Dental (269) 228-8500 or Niles Community Health Center Dental (269) 262-4364.

Cassopolis Family Clinic Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, designated a Federally Qualified Health Center. With locations in Cassopolis and Niles, CFCN provides primary care, behavioral health, obstetrics and gynecology, dental, pharmacy, and healthcare enrollment assistance services for the communities of Cass and southeast Berrien Counties. CFCN provides care for people who are uninsured, underinsured, covered by Michigan Medicaid and Medicare, and most commercial insurances. For more information, go to cassfamilyclinic.org or call (269) 445-3874.