VCU School of Dentistry to Host Give Kids A Smile Day

By Malorie Burkett

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry’s Pediatric Dental Clinic will offer free services to children in need of dental care on Give Kids a Smile Day.

The clinic will take place Friday, Feb. 5, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Wood Memorial Building, 521 N. 11th St.

The Pediatric Dental Clinic is composed of 14 chairs and dental health professionals will provide exams, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions.

Give Kids a Smile Day, created by the American Dental Association, is an annual focus of National Children’s Dental Health Month and is observed every year on the first Friday of February. The program was designed to provide education, preventative and restorative oral health care to disadvantaged children.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 828-9095. Space is limited.