Amid the cheers, high-fives, and medal moments at our 2025 Summer time Video games, we provided three Wholesome Athletes screenings — Particular Smiles®, Opening Eyes, and Wholesome Listening to!
We proudly performed 123 free dental screenings for Particular Olympics athletes. Particular Smiles, a key self-discipline of the Particular Olympics Wholesome Athletes® initiative, offers athletes with complete oral well being screenings, schooling, and referrals for follow-up care when wanted. For a lot of of our athletes, this is without doubt one of the few alternatives they must obtain this sort of care in an accessible, supportive surroundings.
This vital work wouldn’t have been potential with out our unimaginable workforce of dental scholar volunteers from:
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College at Buffalo College of Dental Medication
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College of New England School of Dental Medication
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Vermont State College
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Heart for Expertise, Essex
Their dedication, kindness, and professionalism made the screening expertise not solely efficient however welcoming and enjoyable. Thanks for donating your time and skills to make a long-lasting distinction within the lives of our athletes.
Particular Olympics Vermont is deeply grateful for these partnerships and for the continued help of our Wholesome Athletes programming. It’s by means of efforts like these that we assist athletes keep wholesome and assured, each on and off the taking part in area.
Thanks to everybody who helped us unfold smiles on the 2025 Summer time Video games!
