Kidzu Children's Museum is offering a Dental Health Day, a free program for young children and their families to learn how to keep their teeth and gums health, on Sunday, Oct. 12.

With Halloween just around the corner, it's the perfect time to think about dental health! Kidzu's Dental Health Day is the first in a series of monthly programs featuring free child development and child health resources for families. A public health hygienist will be at Kidzu between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to provide free dental screenings for children, free toothbrushes, and information about how to keep teeth healthy and strong during infancy and childhood. Throughout the month of October, Kidzu also will be distributing free dental health information for families.

Admission will be free of charge all day on Sunday as part of Kidzu's new Free Sundays Program.

This event is sponsored by the Orange County Partnership for Young Children and offered in partnership with the Orange County Health Department, Dental Health Services Division and the NC Division of Public Health, NC Oral Health Section. Admission costs are generously underwritten by Durham Regional Hospital.

For more information, call Kidzu Children's Museum at 919-933-1455 or visit www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org.

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