Give Kids A Smile® Celebrates 15th Anniversary

February 3rd marked the national kickoff and 15th anniversary of the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) program, through which hundreds of thousands of children in need receive free oral health education, screening, preventive care, and treatment services from volunteer dentists, dental team members, and others each year. Thanks to more than 550,000 volunteers, more than 5.5 million children have received free oral health services through GKAS since its inception.

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in Newark, New Jersey, is hosting this year’s national GKAS kickoff. More than 300 children are expected at today’s event. All of those kids will receive pro bono dental screenings, examinations, and preventive treatments delivered by more than 100 Rutgers student and faculty volunteers. Hundreds of children from Essex County grade schools will receive a cleaning,...