Mobile Dental Team – Important Parent Announcement

We are excited to announce that the Mobile Dental Team will be visiting each of our schools on the dates listed in the attached schedule!

For your convenience, we have attached the dental permission forms in four languages: English, Polish, Arabic, and Spanish. Please review the attached information for the scheduled date the dental team will be visiting your child's school.

Important Reminder: All students in Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade are required to submit a dental examination form by May 15, 2027.

By participating in the Mobile Dental Program, your child's dental requirement will be fulfilled for the school year. This is a convenient opportunity to meet the dental requirement without having to schedule a separate dental appointment.

If you do not wish for your child to participate in the Mobile Dental Program, please do not complete or return the permission form. You will need to make other arrangements to fulfill the dental requirement, if applicable.

Permission Form Distribution:

• Worth Elementary and Worth Woods: Paper copies of the permission forms will be sent home with students today.
• Worth Junior High: Permission forms will be mailed directly to families.

We encourage families to take advantage of this convenient opportunity to help meet their child's school dental requirement.

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),

Worth School District 127 will be working with Mobile Care’s Dental program, which currently operates a Dental Van for children who need oral screenings and, with parent consent, certain treatments. The process is simple: the dental team sets up a portable dental clinic in our schools and makes referrals to the Dental Van.  The Mobile Dental Program uses innovative clinics to reach, treat, and provide follow-up care to children without access to dental services. Working in conjunction with over 80 schools and Head Start groups, the program provides services to more than 5,000 children.

Mobile Care’s Dental Program is a comprehensive dental clinic with the same features and services as a brick-and-mortar practice in higher-income communities. It can perform X-rays and complex restorative procedures. The program's mobile nature breaks down the most common barriers to accessing dental services for children across the Chicagoland area at no cost to the parent. The State of Illinois requires all students in Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade to have a dental exam completed by May 15th of each school year. If you sign your child up for the Mobile Dental Program, this will satisfy the state dental exam requirement. The mobile dental team will complete and provide the required Illinois Dental Examination Form for your student.

Mobile Care will be visiting Worth School District 127 schools on the following dates:

Worth Junior High  -  December 7, 2026 

Worth Elementary - December 8, 2026 

WorthWoods - December 9, 2026

State law requires us to obtain your consent for your child to receive services from Mobile Care’s Dental program.  Please take the time to fill out the attached consent form, letting us know whether or not your child may receive services from Mobile Care’s dental program that will be available for our students. If you have any questions about Mobile Care’s Dental Program, please contact Nurse Martha Stupak, District 127’s Health Coordinator, at (708) 671-3946 or mstupak@worthschools.org.                               

Sincerely,

Dr. Sinéad Chambers

Director of Student Services