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Students in the Luzerne County Community College Dental Assisting Program participated in the recent Children’s Dental Health Day at the Wyoming Valley Mall. The program was sponsored by the Luzerne Dental Society. Free dental exams for children were provided at the event. The dental students distributed dental healthcare bags and took part in photos with the Tooth Fairy and a variety of games. Participants, from left, first row: Kayla Grimes, Wapwallopen; Christine Briggs, Pittston; Amber Wegrzynowicz, Warrior Run; Sarah Swinick, Dunmore; Rachel Nikol, Mountain Top; and Lauren Kenny, Larksville, president, SADAA. Second row: Megan Olshefski, Wilkes-Barre; Lugmen Bin Abdul Aziz, Pittston, student representative, SADAA; Kate Bianchi, Archbald; Katelyn Tisdel, Moosic; Emily Lengel, Forty Fort; Kristen Duda, Nanticoke; Rachel Paduck, Tunkhannock; Kelly Phillips, Plymouth; and Jeanne Farrell, Larksville, instructor, dental assisting, LCCC.