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Toothbrushes Donated
In-Kind Materials
Request oral health education materials, toothbrushes, floss, and more.
Grant Opportunities
Find funding for your programs and facilities promoting oral health access, education, research and more in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina.
Find Affordable Dental Care
Smile Help Now can help connect you to a dentist in Michigan, Ohio or Indiana who provides no- or low-cost care, charges on a sliding-fee scale or accepts Medicaid.
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Invested
Self-driving shuttles will soon bring Motor City residents to dentist, other critical appointments
For a city built on and for vehicles, it doesn’t seem like transportation should be an issue in Detroit. However, one-third of Motor City residents don’t own a vehicle, and “four in 10 report missing work, an appointment or an outing due to lack of transportation.” When they need to leave their...
Central Nine Students Learn Oral Health, Inclusive Care
By 8:30 a.m., the dental careers classroom at Central Nine Career Center is filled with scrub-wearing high school...
Meet the 2023 DDF Diversity Scholarship Cohort
In 2021, with the goal of making dental education more accessible, helping to diversify the dental profession and...
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Action
Advocating for oral health excellence and equity for those who need it most.
Education
Teaching the importance of good oral health across the lifespan.
Funding
Funding the people and programs that make better oral health a reality.
