A sign-in desk at a Give Kids a Smile dentistry event.
VCU Dental Care and VCU School of Dentistry host their annual Give Kids a Smile event to provide dental care to children who do not have insurance. (Courtesy of VCU Dental Care)

Feb. 5, 2020

VCU Dentistry will provide care to uninsured children at Give Kids a Smile event

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By Patrice Gray
Director of Marketing and Continuing Education, VCU Dental Care

VCU Dental Care’s Pediatric Practice will offer care to children who do not have dental insurance for Give Kids a Smile on Feb. 7.

Pediatric dental specialists will examine and clean teeth and complete X-rays, fillings, extractions and minor restorations for children from birth to age 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry’s Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St. Those looking to attend must schedule an appointment by calling (804) 828-9095. 

The American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile program is an annual event on the first Friday of National Children’s Dental Health Month, observed every February. The program provides education and preventive and restorative oral health care for children. 

Over the course of the past five Give Kids a Smile events, VCU has provided care to more than 1,050 patients totaling over $400,000 in donated services.

Media are invited to attend the event between 11 a.m. and noon. Space is limited so please RSVP by contacting Patrice Gray at (804) 628-2443 or pgray3@vcu.edu.