How Seals-On-Wheels Oral Health Program Works:

Seals-on-Wheels Oral Health Program is a FREE dental health program for Pre-K through 12th grade that visits schools throughout southern Wisconsin providing dental screenings, cleanings, fluoride varnish, and sealants.

This free mobile dentistry program is available for all students regardless of insurance status: private dental insurance, no insurance, or Medicaid/BadgerCare/Forward Health. No student is turned away.

Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile, which is affiliated with Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin, provides a grant each school year to fund the program, plus Medicaid helps with the expense of toothbrushes, toothpaste and other supplies. Participating schools distribute permission forms each fall, and any student is eligible to participate, regardless of insurance coverage, special needs, etc. We attempt to visit each school two times per year with one of the visits being a varnish fluoride treatment and the other a cleaning, fluoride and sealant visit. No family is charged for this service since the only billing is sent to Forward Health of Wisconsin.

We Provide Free Sealants

Seals-On-Wheels Oral Health Program provides service to early childhood students up through high school. The sealants we provide as preventative care especially focus on 2nd through 6th grade children because students these ages are undergoing eruption patterns of first and second molars. When the molars erupt, they have deep grooves that easily catch bacteria and sugar, and it is difficult even with regular brushing to reach the bottom of these tiny and deep molar grooves. The sealants we offer act as a coating to help prevent cavities by filling in the grooves to create a smoother surface, making it easier to keep clean. The sealants do not completely prevent decay, so we recommend parents or guardians help their children brush and floss until they are at least 9 years to ensure proper technique. Also provided during your child's visit is a dental screening (performed without the benefit of x-rays), a cleaning, and a fluoride varnish (learn more about dental sealants).

Please feel free to contact our dental hygienist, Nikki Frisch, at any time with questions.