Give Kids A Smile is a national initiative by the American Dental Association to focus attention on the epidemic of untreated oral disease among children from low-income families. In 2009, more than 50,000 dental professionals and volunteers will provide free educational, preventive and restorative dental services to more than 500,000 underserved children at more than 2,000 locations across the country.
Give Kids A Smile events would not be possible without the dental professionals who volunteer their time and service as well as the generous support of the following corporate sponsors:
Colgate-Palmolive Company will supply 300,000 toothbrushes and 300,000 tubes of toothpaste for children at Give Kids A Smile events;
DEXIS® Digital X-ray will provide one DEXIS Digital X-ray System to each of the 56 U.S. dental schools participating in Give Kids A Smile, as well as support staff to assist in the taking of X-rays;
Henry Schein Dental will provide 3,000 professional dental product kits containing items such as gloves, masks, patient bibs, prophy paste, floss, fluoride gel/fluoride foam/fluoride varnish and fluoride trays. Each kit contains enough items to serve 50 children.
