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Updated 4/23/24
Our schools are partnering with Tooth Protectors Inc. to offer Preventative Dental Care here at school.
Services are available for Students and Staff WITH or WITHOUT dental insurance.
Services are FREE to those with MaineCare (age 1-100). Fees are available below for those who are Self Pay.
TP can bill other Dental Insurances. (They currently DO NOT accept: Harvard, Pilgrim, Humana, Martins Point )
Sign your student up Today!
The clinic will be at WHS on 4/30/24 and WES on 5/1/24 . WJHS students will be escorted to either of those locations.
Sign up online at https://toothprotectors.org/permission-form/
If you need a paper copy of the form please contact your school nurse.
Coming to your school and Fees 2023-2024 6-2-23 (2).pdf
Please update your student's registration and school nurse medication permission via the
Online Registration Update for Parents Fall 2023
If you need a new activation code, please email
Mrs. Staples : mstaples@wocsd.org
or
Mrs. Sanborn: esanborn@wocsd.org
The Nurse needs medication permission (ie Tylenol etc.) updated each school year.
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From Northern New England Poison Center
More is not always better: Safe acetaminophen use
Acetaminophen is an over-the-counter pain reliever best known by the brand name Tylenol. While acetaminophen is safe when used in the right way, taking too much can harm your liver. In cases of severe overdose, this can even be fatal. There are usually no obvious signs that you have acetaminophen poisoning.
Common causes of acetaminophen poisoning include:
Taking more than the recommended dose in hopes of greater pain relief
Unknowingly taking more than one medication that contains acetaminophen, such as taking Tylenol pills as well as a multiple-symptom cold medication
The best way to avoid acetaminophen poisoning is to read and carefully follow the directions on the label of your medication bottles each time you use them. Take only the recommended dose, and check the active ingredients to make sure you are not doubling up on acetaminophen or another ingredient.
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FALL ALLERGIES and COVID-19
The symptoms of spring allergies: congestion, cough, headache, eye redness overlap with symptoms of COVID19.
If your student uses a daily nasal spray or allergy medication in the spring, it may be helpful to have them start the medication(s) a week or two before symptoms appear.
Similar to the fall allergy season, we will be recommending contact with the student's healthcare provider for symptoms that overlap with COVID19.
School nurses cannot administer allergy medications or decongestants without parent and healthcare provider authorization. (Medication permission form linked at bottom of page)
The only medications students may self carry are asthma rescue inhalers and epinephrine auto injectors.
Please be sure your student takes any daily allergy medication at home each day.
If your student has asthma, please be sure they have a current inhaler as prescribed. If they need to bring it to school, there should be a current asthma plan on file with the nurse. (Signed by the parent and the health provider). (Asthma Plan linked at bottom of page)
Return to School After Illness/Fever
On return to school following absence due to an illness or isolation, students must be checked at the Health Office for a post-illness evaluation immediately upon arrival to school, before
going to the classroom.
Students who arrive with Temperature 100.4℉ or higher or have taken fever reducing dication should not be given access to the classroom and parents should be notified to pick up their child immediately.
When the child returns to school, he/she must be well enough to participate in all activities. Exception to the rule: If there is a restriction from some activity there must be a note from the child’s health care provider explaining for how long.
Just a reminder, any student who needs to carry an epinephrine pen or asthma inhaler for any reason needs to have the appropriate form filled out by primary medical provider and parent or guardian. The Asthma and Allergy plans can be downloaded from the "Forms" page.
All other medications during the school day need to administered by the school nurse. The medication permission form may also be found on the "Forms" page as well.
I am happy to fax any of the forms to the student's medical office after it is filled out and signed by the parent or guardian.
Pat Endsley MSN, RN NCSN
641-6967
pendsley@wocsd.org
Epinephrine Auto-Injector Options
School nurses advocate for equity in access to care for all students. As the new school year unfolds, students and families want to know how to access lifesaving medication in the event of anaphylaxis. NASN requested information for school nurses to provide to families. The information below is current as of September 20, 2017
Options for Access to Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Generic/Branded Epinephrine Auto-injector - Adrenaclick
EpiPen Products: My Epi Pen Savings card
Auvi- Q: Auvi Q epinephrine device is back (It had been recalled a couple years ago.) It delivers the same dose as the Epi-Pen but has voice prompts much like an AED to guide the person through the administration. Auvi-Q Affordibility
Good Rx: Plug in your medication and zip code to shop around. Prices vary widely by pharmacy! (Check out the Adrenaclick)
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