Smiles for Kids
Description: Our largest and most far-reaching project, Smiles for Kids® (SFK) was adopted and expanded by the Foundation in 2003; it partners member dentists with local schools to screen and provide dental education to thousands of children each year. From the screenings, nearly 1000 underserved children are treated by member dentists and their staffs on SFK Day each February. More than half of those children are then “adopted” for further pro bono treatment – including specialty and orthodontic treatment. Each year, a million dollars in pro bono treatment is provided to children in the five county SDDS area.
Patient Base: Uninsured children within our five-county area in need of urgent dental care
Services provided: Free dental care
Volunteers Needed: Doctors to “adopt” patients seen on Smiles for Kids Day for follow-up care. We also need screening doctors, doctors to “host” an SFK site at
their office on SFK day, doctors and staff to work on SFK day, doctors to “adopt” patients for follow-up care after SFK day.
Contact: Please call the SDDS Office at 916.446.1227 or email smilesforkids@sdds.org.
Smiles for Big Kids
Description: Patterned after SFK, Smiles for BIG Kids® (SFBK) began in 2009 and, recognizing that often the parents’ dental health needs are equally as urgent as their children’s, SFBK focused on the needs of parents of SFK patients and the elderly. Since then, the program has expanded to address the dental needs of underserved adults (including parents of SFK patients). The Foundation has partnered with several local community organizations to identify eligible patients and, each year, member dentists provide much needed care to these individuals in the form of dentures, restorative treatment and specialty treatment.
Patient Base: Uninsured adults within our five-county area in need of urgent dental care
Services provided: Free dental care
Volunteers Needed: Dentists willing to “adopt” patients for immediate/emergency needs in their office.
Contact: Please call the SDDS Office at 916.446.1227 or email smilesforkids@sdds.org.
CCMP (Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals)
Description: CCMP is an association of medical and dental professionals concerned about lack of access to care (private, all-volunteer, non-government funded).
Patient Base: Low income workers
Services Provided: Free preventative medical and non-emergency dental care
Volunteers Needed: General dentists, specialists, assistants and hygienists
Also Needed: Dental labs and supply companies to partner with; home hygiene supplies
Contact: Please call Ed Gilbert at 916.925.9379 or email ccmp.pa@juno.com.
The Gathering Inn
Description: Social, health and case management services for the homeless population of
South Placer County
Volunteers Needed: Dentists, dental assistants, hygienists and lab participants for onsite clinic expansion
Contact: Please call Kathi Webb at 916.743.5351 or email kwebbft@aol.com.
Global Brigades
Description: Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized tens of thousands of university students and professionals through skill-based programs that work in partnership with community members to improve quality of life in under resourced regions while respecting local culture.
Volunteers Needed: Dentists, dental assistants, hygienists
Also Needed: Autoclaves
Contact: To donate an autoclave email Dagon Jones, DDS. visit www.cdafoundation.org/cda-cares for more information.