'Sips & Slices' Raises Money for Dental Hygiene

SUPERIOR - Locals got the chance to eat pizza and drink beer for a great cause Wednesday.Just Kids Dental goes into schools to teach underprivileged youth about clean teeth for free. Wednesday night's Sips & Slices event was a chance for organizers to raise money while also teaching community members about the program."Makes kids more comfortable than they may be,” explained the event's co-chair, Heidi Larson. “Kids might get scared going to the dentist so this is a very very important program." An estimated 200 people showed up at the event. The goal was to raise more than $11,000.