Free Dental Treatment for Children on Give Kids A Smile Day

By Malorie Burkett and Chris Landrum

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry’s Pediatric Dentistry Clinic will provide free dental care for underserved patients on Give Kids a Smile Day.

The clinic will be open Friday, Feb. 6, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Wood Memorial Building, 521 N. 11th St.

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry provides oral health evaluation, education and intervention to children from birth to age 16. The Pediatric Dental Clinic has 14 chairs with two suites for general anesthesia and two rooms for oral sedation and specializes in dental care for medically compromised and special needs children as well as otherwise healthy children.

Give Kids a Smile Day is organized annually by the American Dental Association, and in 2008 resulted in treatment for more than 480,000 children. Events take place at more than 1,800 locations across the nation, with more than 47,000 dental volunteers providing free services to underserved children.

For more information about Give Kids a Smile, visit http://www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/gkas/index.asp.