CARECREDIT® PRESENTS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE $100,000 DONATION TO GIVE KIDS A SMILE® FUND
COSTA MESA, CALIF., MARCH 2010 — CareCredit, the nation’s leading patient payment program, continued its support as Founding Donor of the American Dental Association Foundation GIVE KIDS A SMILE Expansion Fund with its fourth consecutive $100,000 donation. The donation was made at the GIVE KIDS A SMILE National Advisory Board meeting, February 24, 2010 in Chicago.
The American Dental Association’s GIVE KIDS A SMILE program has two objectives: first, to enable dental teams to provide free dental care, screening, and education to underserved children; and second, to raise public awareness that the children of this country deserve a better healthcare system that addresses their dental needs. In 2009, with the help of CareCredit’s contribution, grants were awarded to the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), the National Dental Association (NDA) and Oral Health America. The HDA is using its grant to fund local dental-student-led oral health programs in Los Angeles, Dallas and Boston. The NDA is enhancing the Deamonte Driver Dental Project and has assembled its Dentists in Action resource directory. Oral Health America’s grant funds have been distributed to Smiles Across America sites in California, Minnesota and Nevada.
“Dental disease among children is a serious issue in the United States. When a child has disease and pain, it makes it difficult for them to eat, sleep and learn. CareCredit became the Founding Donor of the American Dental Association Foundation GIVE KIDS A SMILE Expansion Fund to help increase children’s access to treatment throughout the year,” stated board member and Senior Vice President of Marketing at CareCredit, Cindy Hearn. “Each year we are so impressed with how the grant recipients use the funds to reach out in their community, state and even across the country.”
“CareCredit continues to give benevolently to the GIVE KIDS A SMILE Fund. Through their generosity, we have truly been able to make a difference in the lives of children who have little to no access to quality dental care,” stated Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni, President, ADA Foundation.
Today, CareCredit is at work in more than 80,000 dental practices. CareCredit is exclusively selected for their members by most state and national dental associations, including ADA Business ResourcesSM, AGD, AAOMS, and AAP, and is also recommended by leading practice management consultants. For more information on CareCredit, call 1-800-300-3046 ext. 4519 or visit www.carecredit.com/dental. Information on GIVE KIDS A SMILE® can be found at www.givekidsasmile.ada.org
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