This may take from six months to a year depending on the size of the student population. During the 1998-99 school year, USC dentistry faculty and students treated the seventh grade students at the Foshay Learning Center located near the USC campus on Exposition Boulevard. USC School of Dentistry faculty supervise care. Current faculty on the sealant project include Charles Goldstein, Stanley Heifetz, Mona Iskandar, and Abraham Yaari. Dental assisting students from East Los Angeles Occupational Center and Hacienda La Puente Adult Education assist during treatment and also provide tooth brushing instruction.
Predental students work for the project processing paperwork and helping with equipment.
The school provides space to set up portable equipment, power needed to operate the dental units, and storage for equipment between school visits. School personnel assist the project by organizing an assembly for the children involved, so that the project can be explained and parental consent forms distributed. School personnel collect consent forms and arrange for a student from the upper grades to act as a guide, bringing students from classrooms to the designated treatment area. The following portable equipment enables Sealant Project participants to treat approximately 30 children per day. The 1993-94 study included early dental visits, fluoride, and sealants among its recommended measures to help reduce decay1.