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Register Give Kids A Smile events by Nov. 15

Send impact stories to GKAS@ada.org

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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 2026 national Give Kids A Smile kickoff Feb. 6 at the dental school. The ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile program will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2027.

As the ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile program prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year, program managers are asked to register their 2027 events by Nov. 15.

Organizers can request free product kits when registering their events by the deadline. The kits will arrive in January 2027.

“As we reflect on the more than 10 million children served since the Give Kids A Smile program’s inception, we acknowledge its profound impact would not be possible without the generous support of national sponsors Colgate and Henry Schein and the thousands of dental and community volunteers who have supported the program over the years,” said Jeffrey Dalin, D.D.S., co-founder of Give Kids A Smile.

Program managers and interested volunteers can find planning resources and educational materials in the Give Kids A Smile Toolkit.

To help celebrate the quarter-century milestone, the ADA Foundation is collecting stories about the program’s impact. Program managers, volunteers and participants can send their stories to GKAS@ada.org for an opportunity to be featured as part of the anniversary festivities.

To learn more about the Give Kids A Smile program, visit adafoundation.org/GKAS.


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