Give Kids A Smile 2026 kicks off in Houston
Dental assistant Jonasica Hollins (left) and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry fourth-year student Nicole Harari treat patient Silvia Rivera Garcia under faculty supervision during the
Dental assistant Jonasica Hollins (left) and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry fourth-year student Nicole Harari treat patient Silvia Rivera Garcia under faculty supervision during the
Give Kids A Smile attendees pose at the Feb. 7 kickoff event. From left to right: Dr. Megha Sata, co-chair of the ADA Give Kids

Bring on year 23 of Give Kids A Smile! The ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile program kicks off today, Feb. 7. This year, the

Bright futures: The Give Kids A Smile/Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures education and screening event kicks off with a ribbon cutting Oct. 17 with ADA President

The 2025 Give Kids A Smile kickoff is fast approaching, and the ADA Foundation is reminding program coordinators of some important dates. Free product kits
All together: From left are Kayla Lane-Illescas, third-year dental student at Howard and president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry student chapter; Andrea Jackson,

National Children’s Dental Health Month observances began with a one-day event in Cleveland and a one-week celebration in Akron, Ohio, in February 1941. Since then,
Altrusim: ADA President George R. Shepley, D.D.S., participates in the Give Kids A Smile Pack & Give Back Event in Orlando Oct. 5. Orlando, Fla.

Treatment: Andy Dalin, D.D.S., examines Abigail Feb. 3 during the national Give Kids A Smile kickoff event in St. Louis. Photos by Zach Dalin. The

Celebration: Volunteers gather before the Gallup Indian Medical Center’s first ever Give Kids A Smile event on Feb. 2. Photos courtesy of Gallup Indian Medical

Ms. Field Dr. Sata Megha Sata, D.D.S., and Jennifer Kim Field were elected in 2022 as the new chairs of the Give Kids A Smile

Giving back: Janet Kim, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist volunteer, consults with a young patient’s mother on how she plans to treat her son’s sore tooth.