There was a toothquake, that caused a toothfall and now there is a cascade of Michigan-made molars tumbling from the second story window of Preservation Dental in downtown Northville – 3,333 to be exact. The eye-catching art installation (shown) has drawn supporters from all over all over the world.
The exhibit, the brainchild of Dr. William Demray, founder of Preservation Dental aims to inspire others to join in the “Acci-DENTAL Masterpiece” contest. When you donate $20 to enter, a portion of any donation will benefit the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) Dental School Community Outreach Program. Their Titans for Teeth Mobile Clinic reaches out to children who cannot get to the dentist.
How can you participate?
- Donate $20 to get your own Michigan-made molar. Click here to participate: https://toothfairyoverstock.com/getyourowntooth/
Then create your Acci-DENTAL Masterpiece and enter it in the juried art competition that will take place February 10-12, 2017 – National Children’s Dental Health Month – in Northville, MI. (You do not need to be in or from Michigan to enter.)
Prizes: The grand prize for the “Acci-DENTAL Masterpiece” winning tooth-artist 12years of age-and-under is $371.00. The prize for the winning tooth-artist 13 years of age or older is $1,111.00.
2. Not artistic? You can support the effort to bring the mobile dental unit to a school in need, by simply making a donation – and still get your own tooth. Join the troupe of traveling teeth. Supporters are invited to take the tooth around their hometown – snap a few #toothies at a landmark (aka selfies) and post/tweet them on Instagram or
Twitter @toothfall – then pass it on to someone else you think will “play along”.
Take it one step further – sign your tooth, add your location, the date and return it to Preservation Dental for their exhibit in February. They will return your tooth to you at the end of February, as long as you provide accurate contact information.
Dr. Demray recognizes he has been privileged to serve the needs of his patients in the community of Northville – now he hopes to pay it forward by raising money for children everywhere who do not have regular access to preventative dental care.
The dental community has reached out, making donations and distributing teeth to patients, adopting art classes in neighborhood schools, mailing them to family and friends across the country and beyond.
As for the molar masterpiece at Preservation Dental, Dr. Demray frequently is asked “How did the teeth get here?” His response: “The story begins with the Tooth Fairy building a new warehouse at an undisclosed location in Northville.” For complete details visit Toothfairyoverstock.com.
Read more about the project: https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/september/tumbling-teethhttps://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/september/tumbling-teeth