Ezekiel Asuega can't take his eyes off the TV screen on the ceiling above him. "Despicable Me" is on and it's one of his favorites. But on this day, it's not all films for Asuega, as there is essential organization to be carried out during his see to the Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County center in Garden Grove.
"We're going to clean your teeth today," Luz Partida, a registered oral assistant, informs him. He claps his hands to his face. "I remember this," he states, opening his eyes broad. Pediatric DEntistry Orange County -year-old Journi Hampton is given a brand-new toothbrush by Angie Nieblas, a signed up oral assistant, at Healthy Smiles for Kids in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
(Image by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Eight-year-old Ezekiel Asuega sees as his teeth are cleaned at the Healthy Smiles for Kids nonprofit dental clinic in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. (Picture by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Jessica Moran high-fives Evan Hampton, 6, after cleaning his teeth at the Healthy Smiles for Kids not-for-profit dental clinic in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
The device can be utilized for treatments without dentists having to utilize a needle to numb the mouths of the young clients at the Healthy Smiles for Kids oral center in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. (Picture by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pediatric dentist Amy Huh gives 8-year-old Ezekiel Asuega a thumbs-up after examining his teeth at Healthy Smiles for Kids in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
(Picture by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) One-year-old Journi Hampton gets her first dental examination at Healthy Smiles for Kids in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pediatric dental practitioner Sara Khoshbin talks with Tienika Manning after Manning's 1-year-old child had an examination at Healthy Smiles for Kids in Garden Grove on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.