Registration is now open for all 2010 events. Please help us meet our fundraising goals and make a donation on the Donation link.
In February 2010, the Utah Give Kids a Smile will host the 6th annual Give Kids a Smile Day for underserved grade school children of Utah. During the last 5 years we have hosted 14 events, donated almost $500,000 in free dental care and treated hundreds of Utah’s children.
For the 2010 event we want to be able to give more to Utah’s kids. With your help we are trying to raise $10,000 in donations to help fund the events and provide $250,000 of free and much needed dental care to the needy children of our community.
If you are a dentist, hygienist, dental assistant or someone who would like to volunteer with this event, please go to the Registration tab to sign up.
For 2010, there will be 4 event locations being held for Utah Give Kids a Smile. We invite you to participate as a volunteer in any one of these events:
- SLCC Dental Hygiene Clinic: South Jordan
- Weber State University Dental Hygiene Clinic: Ogden
- Utah College of Dental Hygiene: Orem
- Dixie State College of Dental Hygiene: St George
We need your help to make this event successful. If you would like to volunteer at an event as a dentist, hygienist, dental assistant or general volunteer, click on the Registration link to sign up after December 5th. If you would like to donate a voucher to see children in your practice or if you would like to make a monetary donation to help the program move forward, go to the Donate link.
Utah Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) is a subsidiary program of the national American Dental Association’s (ADA) Give Kids a Smile program and a partner of the Utah Dental Association (UDA). Utah GKAS conducts an efficient and unique program for the state of Utah. Every February an event is held where financially prescreened children from Title 1 (low income) schools come to an event location to receive free dental care. In addition to the event, Utah GKAS collects donated dental vouchers from participating dentists across the state who agree to treat children in their own practice for free.
