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Give Kids A Smile

Give Kids A Smile® Day at FORTIS

In celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month this February, Fortis campus locations across the country and sister campuses at St. Paul’s School of Nursing and All-State Career will sponsor a Give Kids A Smile^®event. The events will provide hundreds of underserved children with oral health education and complimentary dental services.

At each participating location, staff, instructors and students from the dental programs will be on hand to help provide educational information on dental and oral health. Some locations will provide additional activities such as oral cleanings and entertainment.

Where to Go

Campus	Date	Time	Contact
Fortis College Orange Park, FL	Feb 6	2:30 to 4:30 p.m	Candi Kilgore, CDA, EDA CKilgore@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 904-563-5523
Fortis College Smyrna, GA	Feb 7	8 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Melynda M Monteiro mmonteiro@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 770-815-7077
Fortis College Columbia, SC	Feb 7	8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m	Dr. Karen Johnson kjhohnson2@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 803-678-4800
Fortis College Centerville, OH	Feb 8	9 a.m. to 1 p.m	Emilie Shields eshields@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 937-935-4544
Fortis Institute Lawrenceville, NJ	Feb 10	10 a.m. to 2 p.m	Annette Salvo asalvo@fortisinstitute.edu Phone: 856-261-9086
Fortis Institute Wayne, NJ	Feb 12	9 a.m. to 11:15 am	Traci Nanni-Dimmey Tnanni-dimmey@edaff.com Phone:973-837-1818
Fortis College Salt Lake City, UT	Feb 12	8 a.m. to 12 p.m	Jodie Lopez JLopez@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 801.713.0921
Fortis Institute – Towson, MD	Feb 12	noon to 2 p.m	Latesha Jeanty ljeanty@fortisinstitute.edu Phone: 410-337-5155 ext 5922
Fortis College Indianapolis, IN	Feb 12	9 to 10:30 a.m	Jana Martin jmartin@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 317-473-9272
Fortis Institute Houston North, TX	Feb 12	10 a.m. to 2p.m.	Dr. Sheima Caraballo scaraballo@fortisinstitute.edu Phone: 713.332.0060
Fortis College Norfolk, VA	Feb 12	10 a.m. to noon	Theresa Tuttle ttuttle@fortiscollege.edu Phone: (757) 288-0446
Fortis College Cincinnati, OH	Feb 13	8 a.m. to 1 p.m	Sharon Yonetz syonetz@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 513-552-6989
Fortis College Richmond, VA	Feb 14	10 a.m. to1:00 p.m	Cheryl Evans cevans@fortiscollege.edu Phone: 804-323-1020
Fortis Institute Birmingham, AL	Feb 24	9 a.m. to noon	Danielle Guillory DGuillory@fortisinstitute.edu Phone: 205-940-7781

Give Kids a Smile - Fortis Orange Park: News4Jax

Fortis College in Orange Park held a Give Kids a Smile event, video courtesy News4Jax

Give Kids A Smile® History

In 2002, Drs. Jeff Dalin and B. Ray Storm held the first Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS) event in a run-down, soon-to-be-demolished dental clinic in St. Louis, where 15 patient chairs were scraped together to deliver free dental care to nearly 400 children.

The American Dental Association (ADA) recognized that this grassroots effort had great potential to raise awareness nationally about the importance of oral health to overall health, and about the staggering need that exists among millions of children who go without care. In 2003, Give Kids A Smile^® evolved into a nationwide program with the collaboration of the ADA, Henry Schein, Procter & Gamble and DEXIS.

Today, Give Kids A Smile^® is the ADA Foundation’s signature access to oral healthcare program for underserved children, with events taking place throughout the year. These events kick off annually on the first Friday in February, which is Give Kids A Smile^® Day. Thousands of dentists and volunteers give their time to provide free oral health education, screenings, and treatment to underserved children.

Since 2003, more than 5.5 million children have been cared for by more than half a million volunteers.

Give Kids A Smile^® remains a critical piece of the ADA’s Action for Dental Health, a nationwide, community-based movement aimed at ending the dental health crisis facing America today. It is designed to address the dental health crisis in three distinct areas:

Provide care now to people who are suffering from untreated disease;
Strengthen and expand the public/private safety net; and
Bring disease prevention and education into communities.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to Give Kids A Smile's success!