When my daughter was little, she loved the Tooth Fairy.  Every time she lost a tooth she would carefully tuck it in an envelope and decorate it with hearts and flowers drawn in brightly colored crayons.  She would include a note each time, explaining that this was her second tooth or her third tooth, and that she wanted the Tooth Fairy to take good care of it.  Sometimes she would ask questions: “How tall are you?  Where do you keep my teeth? What color is your dress?  I wish I could meet you some day. xoxo (and more hearts and flowers).”

I couldn’t let these notes and questions go unacknowledged, so from then on, I became the Tooth Fairy.  I created a special hand writing that my daughter soon came to identify.  I would carefully answers her questions, usually in the form of a poem or rhyme and leave a dollar in the envelope for her to find under her pillow the next morning.  She would say, “Mommy, this must be the Tooth Fairy!  I can tell by her hand writing.”

To this day (and my daughter is now 20), I still think of those times and how special it was to be the Tooth Fairy if only for a moment.  Then, this past Thursday evening some 15 years later, I finally met the person that embodies the heart and soul of all Tooth Fairies around the world, Toothena.  Moreover, I saw first hand just how powerful her magic really is!

I attended the  Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation Fundraising Gala with a few of my fellow colleagues from Sharper™, as an event sponsor.  It was so inspiring to see the support, hard work and dedication that went into planning the evening.  The Gala was in support of the foundation’s vision “ to provide every child worldwide with a toothbrush and access to dental care.” And finally…yes finally, I really got to meet the Tooth Fairy herself! (My daughter smiled as I showed her the program from the evening event and the photo that you see here.)

“The Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation is a charitable organization with the mission to provide every child worldwide with a toothbrush, oral hygiene education and access to dental care.  The Foundation will educate and build awareness of the dental needs of children globally.  Funds raised will be allocated to individuals and groups with the intention of providing dental care for children in need.” – http://www.toothfairykids.org/index.html

The Tooth Fairy Children Foundation’s Project Toothbrush can give your patients a choice to make a difference in this world – by donating their toothbrush (or money) for a child in need.  Thank you Toothena (aka CoraMarie Clark) for bringing smiles to little faces all over the world.  You truly are an inspiration!

And at Sharper™ we are very pleased to offer the Toothena the Tooth Fairy line of dental communication products, perfect for promoting dental care in your community.

Send a Toothena recall card to remind patients of their appointments.  Welcome them to your practice with a Toothena welcome card or have your little patients take home a Toothena Tooth Chart and a wonderful Toothena tote bag filled with patient giveaways.