Weather postpones Ohio screening but GKAS show goes on

Columbus, Ohio鈥擥ive Kids A Smile planners here know you have to be flexible in winter: a screening set for the Statehouse was postponed until March, but the show did go on when Good Day Columbus broadcast live from the state capitol.

The snowstorm that pelted the middle of the country today led the city of Columbus to cancel school, so the screening event scheduled in the Atrium of the Statehouse couldn’t happen, explained Kathy Woodard, Ohio Dental Association spokesperson, but pre-planned care was delivered in Ohio State University’s mobile van, parked outside the building.

Good Day Columbus was at the Statehouse from 7-9 a.m., live for two hours in the mobile dental unit. There, four children previously examined received needed restorative care.

Early guests in the聽 Atrium included the president of the Ohio Senate, Bill Harris and House speaker, Jon Husted. Also on hand were聽 Michael Clark, president of Delta Dental of Ohio, and representatives of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry.

A state proclamation was presented to the Ohio Dental Association by Rep. Husted and both Rep. Husted and Sen. Harris spoke on the importance of children having access to dental care and maintaining their oral health.