Through a $2,000 grant from Delta Dental, Somerset Medical Center's ProKIDS program conducted dental health programs for 626 students at 10 elementary schools in Central New Jersey during the month of February, which was designated as Children�s Dental Health Month.

Programs also were conducted at the Community Development Corporation of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Franklin Township and the Children�s Museum in Bridgewater.

ProKIDS is a free, school-based health education program provided to schools in Central New Jersey by the Community Health Department at Somerset Medical Center. The program is an innovative collaboration among hospital health educators, school nurses and teachers. It is generously supported by the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies through a grant to the Somerset Medical Center Foundation. For more information about the ProKIDS Program, call (908) 595-2638.

Somerset Medical Center is a nationally accredited 355-bed acute care and teaching hospital providing comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services to Central New Jersey residents. In addition to inpatient, same-day and outpatient care, the medical center offers a broad range of community programs ranging from health fairs and screenings to seminars and support groups. Somerset Medical Center is a teaching affiliate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.