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SMILE GUARDIAN PROGRAM
10,000 Smiles Ready to Learn
We understand the significant challenges that safety-net clinics encounter in providing quality dental care and preventive services to underserved children. Our mission was founded on the belief that dental professionals can unite to improve the oral health of kids who lack necessary dental services and have limited oral health literacy.
Our program members have established systems to serve families with limited access to dental care. However, the critical resources to expand these services are often out of reach. Since 2006 our donors have helped our members significantly increase access to dental services and provided vital oral health education to more than 13 million children and caregivers nationwide.
One of our valued partners in our mission is MGE: Management Experts. Each year they host a charity auction that made a profound impact in 2024 by supporting restorative dental services for children, supplying superhero-themed back-to-school oral
health kits for 10,000 children, and providing educational resources for 100 community volunteers to reach an additional 2,500 kids across the nation.
Our mission extends beyond immediate care, encompassing preventive and educational programming to sustain long-term oral health. Through our education kits, our partners offer vital oral health education and preventive services to children who would otherwise go without these resources. We are deeply grateful for MGE’s continued support, which bolsters our educational initiatives and expands access to essential dental care for families in need.
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“[The kits] helped us engage with young patients and their parents during our community events.
As a result, we have welcomed 454 new patients. That’s a 60% increase compared to the same period the year before!”
Sophie Parsons
Executive Director
Augusta Regional Dental Clinic Fishersville, VA