SDDS Smiles for Kids

Smiles for Kids Day 2011 is January 29th!

Current Smiles for Kids Partners:

"Grateful" composed by John Bucchino (www.johnbucchino.com)

We are indeed grateful for Mr. Bucchino's
permission to use this song for our video.

Contact SDDS for ways you can help!

Since Smiles for Kids began in 1991...

$8,847,947
has been donated in dental treatment!

11,941
children have been treated!

240,175
children have been screened!

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2010 SFK QUICK STATS:

27,679 children screened in the Fall 2009
(kids in urgent need of care being treated on SFK Day)

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886 children scheduled to be seen
on SFK Day

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38 private dental offices open to treat these children
from South Lake Tahoe to Jackson, Roseville, Elk Grove, Davis, Woodland
5 county area: Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Yolo, Sacramento

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553 volunteers worked on SFK Day
all dentists, hygienists, assistants & volunteer staff

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126 dentists worked on SFK Day
(January 30, 2010)

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213 additional dentists
"Adopted-a-Kid"
ongoing treatment after SFK Day

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70 children had orthodontic treatment
free of charge

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$405,096+ dentistry done on Smiles for Kids Day alone!

Thanks for giving kids a smile!

Smiles for Kids spot on KVIE
Be sure to turn up your volume!

Sacramento area underprivileged children have something to smile about!

The Smiles for Kids (SFK) Dental and Orthodontic Program is dedicated to treatment for the underprivileged children in our community.

The Smiles for Kids program was adopted in 1991 to provide dental services to our community’s economically disadvantaged children. SFK promotes oral health to children in five counties (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado and Amador) and runs throughout the year. It provides dental screenings at area schools, dental referrals for those children who are covered by insurance and have the means for treatment, free dental treatment at private doctor’s offices for those without the means for dental care, crucial follow up treatment for children who have no insurance and whose parents cannot afford treatment, and prevention and education for area children from ages 1 to 18. Since the program’s inception, over 11,000 children have received pro bono dental services valued at nearly $8 million.

In February 2003 the American Dental Association organized a nationwide "Give Kids A Smile" program, patterned after programs such as this highly successful local endeavor. Smiles For Kids joined the ADA in 2003 in this effort to improve the oral health of our underprivileged children.