Henry Schein Encourages Participation in ADA Foundation's Give Kids a Smile Program

Registration is Open for Dentists and Oral Health Professionals Interested in Providing Free Dental Care to Local Children in Need
Posted: October 7, 2016
Edited by Dentaltown staff
 
MELVILLE, N.Y.—Henry Schein is calling on dentists and other oral health professionals to be heroes in their communities by volunteering their time and talent to provide free oral care to children in need as part of the ADA Foundation’s 15th annual Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) program, taking place next year.
 
The American Dental Association (ADA) launched the national GKAS program in 2003 to help raise awareness of the critical need to expand access to oral health care for children in the U.S. Kicking off on the first Friday in February—and with events taking place year-round—volunteer practitioners participate in GKAS by providing a range of free oral health services to underserved children, including education, screenings, and treatment.
 
Registration is now open for dentists and oral health professionals interested in participating. To learn more about the program and how to register, visit adafoundation.org/gkas. Care providers looking for further encouragement to volunteer can check out Henry Schein’s Helping Health Happen blog for “15 Reasons to Give Kids A Smile” or visit the company’s Facebook page to watch a short video about the program.
 
GKAS is the result of a public-private partnership between the ADA Foundation, Henry Schein, Colgate-Palmolive, and DEXIS. Henry Schein has served as the program’s official professional products sponsor since its inception, joining its supplier partners to donate more than $14 million in oral health care products used to provide free oral health services for more than 5.5 million children.

In 2016, it is estimated that 300,000 underserved children are receiving care at 1,300 locations across the country. Care is being delivered by nearly 30,000 dental team volunteers, including more than 7,000 dentists.
 
“At Henry Schein, we are pleased to support health care professionals who share our commitment to expanding access to care for children in need, and we urge dentists and oral health professionals across the country to volunteer for this wonderful program,” said Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Henry Schein. “Give Kids A Smile ensures that each participating child is set on the path to good oral health, and we urge care providers to join us in ‘helping health happen.’”
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