Get Caught with a Gleaming Smile!!!!  

  Sour Lake Elementary will host the Mobile Dentists/Smile Program providing dental services to children, January 27^th, 28^th & 29^th.  

A dentist and 2 hygienists will set up a mini-dental clinic in the nurse's office. They will provide dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments, x-rays and sealants (if needed) to all children who sign up & are approved. The students will be shown a video on Preventative Dental Hygiene.  

Mobile Dentist/Smile programs can provide these services free to families who need financial assistance and it has subsidized fees for those who chose to pay for the preventive care.  No child is ever turned away from Smile Mobile Dentist/Smile Programs because of financial need.

After being seen by the dentist, the student will receive a dental report card detailing the exam, what was done & if any follow-up is necessary. No student was taken out of CORE classes for this dental opportunity.

You may learn more about Mobile Dentists/Smile Programs by going to its website: www.mobiledentists.com and watch the short video about the preventive dental care program.

To download a consent form click here.

If you have received a
Vision or Hearing Referral Form
from me concerning your child,
please let me know when you took

them to the Doctor & the outcome.
I need this information
for a state report.
Thank you so much!

Texas & Hardin-Jefferson ISD have adopted

New Immunization Requirements for the

2009-2010 School Year

Immunization Requirements that must be on file with school nurse before starting school are as follows:

Pre -K & Kindergarten:

• ·   At least three (3) doses of oral polio & four (4) doses of DPT vaccine are required, provided at least one dose has been received on or after the fourth birthday.
• ·   Two (2) doses of MMR (measles, mumps & rubella) vaccine are required.  Both doses must have been received on or after the 1^st birthday and 28 days apart.
• · Three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccine.
• ·   Two (2) doses of Hepatitis A
• ·   Two (2) doses of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine on or after the 1^st birthday.  Or a parent- or physician-validated history of Varicella illness (chickenpox).  If your child has had Chickenpox, please ask for a form that will be necessary to have on file.  

If your child is 4 years of age :

• ·   All of the above
• ·   One (1) dose of HibCV on or after 15 months of age or a series with a booster after 15 months of age.
• ·   One (1) dose Pneumococcal (PCV-7) or Prevnar after 15 months of age

  If your child is 3 years of age :

• ·  All of the above with the exception of their 4 yr boosters.  Upon turning 4, they will be required to get the boosters.

  New Immunizations needed before entering 7th Grade :

• One (1) dose Tdap booster (Students will be required to have a booster dose of Tdap only if it has been five years since their last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable is lieu of Tdap if a contraindication to pertussis exists.)
• Two (2) doses of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine after the 1^st birthday.  Or a parent- or physician-validated history of Varicella illness (chickenpox).  If your child has had Chickenpox, please ask for a form that will be necessary to have on file.  
• One (1) dose Meningococcal Vaccine
• Two (2) doses of MMR (measles, mumps & rubella) vaccine are required.  Both doses must have been received after the 1^st birthday and 28 days apart.

  New Immunizations for 8^th-12^th Grade:

Students in grades 8-12 are required to have a booster dose of Tdap if it has been ten years since their previous dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine.  Td is acceptable in lieu of Tdap if a contraindication to pertussis exists.  This should be around age 14-15.

  You may obtain these immunizations at the following:

• ·   Your family physician
•  
• ·   Hardin County Health Unit in Kountze: Monday & Tuesday from 7-11am & 1-4pm, Wednesday & Thursday 8-11am and 1-5pm; and Friday 8-11am. Phone # 246-5188. Please call before going to verify nurse is in. There is a $10.00 charge per visit, not per immunization & no one will be refused if unable to pay.
• ·   Beaumont Health Department on Washington Blvd. in Beaumont, Monday from 8am-5pm and Tuesday through Friday from 8am-4pm, closed some days 11:00-1:00 for lunch. Call before going.  You do not have to be a resident of Jefferson County to receive immunizations. Phone # 832-4000.  There is a $5.00 charge per visit, Medicaid accepted.
• China-Community Clinic on Broadway in China, Monday - Friday from 9am-12:00 & 2:00-5:00pm.  Phone # 752-2301.  There is an $ 8.00 charge for the uninsured, but if you have insurance you must pay your co-pay. Please call before you go and take your immunization records with you for their files .