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County health staff urged to join statewide oral‑health alliance after 'Smile Matters' campaign
Summary
A community oral‑health organizer outlined a statewide plan and a local 'Smile Matters' campaign funded partly by a $250,000 grant; she asked Davis County to host toolkits, coordinate school outreach and help broaden a coalition to an alliance to restore prevention capacity after fluoridation ended.
Lorna Koci, director of the Bountiful Food Pantry and organizer of the Smile Matters campaign, briefed the Davis County Board of Health on a statewide oral‑health plan and an outreach effort launched after local fluoridation was discontinued.
Lorna said the coalition obtained a two‑year, $250,000 Western Division grant to fund promotion and advocacy and described a $75,000 commitment with KSL for public service announcements. "We have a $75,000 commitment with KSL out of that money for public service announcements," Lorna told the board, identifying public awareness, partnerships and provider education as central strategy elements.
Her team has also invested in improved data collection—she said $50,000 was allocated to better surveillance to support policy work. Lorna asked the county to host toolkits and to integrate oral‑health messages into existing WIC, school nurse and chronic‑disease outreach so county staff can amplify prevention messages and referrals.
Board staff responded that the department’s Davis Links resource page could be used to surface dental resources and that staff would follow up on contact sharing and toolkit distribution.
