CALLING ALL TRICK OR TREATERS! SUGAR BUGS BEWARE!
TRADE IN THOSE CANDY BARS AND
TOOTSIE POPS FOR CASH!

Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Orthodontics Department
Halloween Candy Buy Back
Wednesday, November 1 9am-4:30pm
McIver Furman Building (medical building behind hospital)-3rd Floor
$2 per pound
Questions, please call 694-1680

(Corpus Christi, TX) There will be an extra sweet pay off for trick or treaters who turn in their Halloween candy this year! In an effort to encourage children to trade their sweet tooth for healthy teeth, Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Orthodontics Department will hold a Halloween Candy Buy Back, paying $2 per pound of candy to local children. The event will take place on Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 9am-4:30pm in the orthodontics department located in McIver Furman Office Building on the 3rd floor behind the hospital.

“We can’t do anything orthodontically unless kids have strong healthy teeth and good gums,” says Deji Fashemo, B.D.S., M.P.H. “If kids do eat candy, they need to get the sugar off their teeth, especially if they are wearing braces.” The craniofacial orthodontist from Driscoll Children’s Craniofacial and Cleft Center hopes the event will educate youngsters on the bad things candy can do to teeth. He stresses all kids are going to eat candy, but moderation and brushing when done with candy is crucial to remember.

Dr. Faschemo’s tips include:

• Moderation is the key-especially when braces are involved!
• Stay away from sticky, hard candy such as jolly ranchers and taffy-like substances. It can easily get caught between teeth and disengages brackets and wires in braces.
• Take time to brush and floss frequently after eating candy.

Children will be given $2 per pound of candy they turn in. There is a five pound limit per child.

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

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