![]() ![]() The crown is fixed to a headband, complementing the wings and tooth. The knee-length dress is crafted from shiny, iridescent material and features puffy, short sleeves while shiny wings are attached to the back and a tooth is sewn to the front. Our talented design team studied many nursery rhymes and storybooks in order to make this costume as authentic as possible. Please note, we're not suggesting sneaking into homes and snatching up baby teeth, just use your imagination and creative flair to draw a conclusion. There's really no way to know for certain but wear the women's tooth fairy costume to draw your own conclusion and help solve the enigma. Or perhaps she tosses every tooth into a gigantic dresser drawer, the same way we treat old receipts. ![]() She could use the molars to make dangling earrings or a stylish bracelet. We need to solve the mysterious case of the tooth fairy's passion for purloined teeth.ĭoes she make artwork with them? Hey, it's a possibility. ![]() Leaving a freshly plucked tooth under a stack of pillows as a kid was the only way to earn money, so we're thankful for the mysterious fairy, but now we're adults, a desire to know her reasoning has a strong hold over us. What's she doing with them, anyway? Trading a tooth for cash isn't inconvenient but we'd still like to know why. I’ll cheer them on from the sidelines,” Sharon said.The tooth fairy is obsessed with teeth and it's borderline creepy. So, given the chance to build awareness of Special Smiles and the dental needs of athletes with intellectual disabilities, will the tooth fairies make a repeat appearance at next year’s polar plunge? Yes, according to Sharon, but getting in the freezing water might be a different story. She has been a volunteer for 6 years at state and regional games and works for a community dental clinic that serves underserved dental patients in her community. While this was the first year Sharon and her students participated in the polar plunge, she is no stranger to Healthy Athletes or treating people with intellectual disabilities. “I spoke with one coach, for example, who had no idea of Healthy Athletes, even though he had been coming to events for years.” But after Sharon explained to him the importance of Special Smiles and the other health areas, he said he would definitely come to Healthy Athletes next time and tell the other coaches about the program as well. “My sense was that people didn’t know about the health issues addressed by Special Olympics,” Sharon said. Sharon was able to talk to athletes and coaches at the event and tell them about Special Smiles. While the event was fun, the presence of Special Smiles representatives fulfilled a serious purpose as well. Dental hygienist and instructor at Fox Valley Technical College Sharon Crowe and seven of her students took part in a polar plunge in Oshkosh, Wisconsin February 19 to raise money for Special Olympics and raise awareness of Healthy Athletes Special Smiles.ĭressed in matching pink tooth fairy outfits, the students took the plunge, fighting both the frigid cold and the “bad bugs” – Sharon in costume, representing the oral decay and infection that 40% of Special Olympics athletes live with every day. Dental hygiene students donned matching tooth fairy costumes to take the polar plunge in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and raise awareness of the Healthy Athletes Special Smiles program.įairies aren’t known for swimming in icy water, but when it is for a good cause, they can make an exception. ![]()
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