The Michigan Dental Association and its members are committed to reducing the number of children without access to proper dental care. Please help us raise awareness of this important issue.

Give Kids a Smile Event Information:

• Statewide News Release for GKAS 2010
  From the Michigan Dental Association
• Talking Points for GKAS 2010
  From the Michigan Dental Association
• Photos of Past GKAS Day Events in Michigan
  This will be updated with new photos when they become available.
• 2010 Give Kids a Smile Supporters
  Listing of organizations supporting Give Kids a Smile Day in Michigan

Additional Information on Access to Care and Oral Health:

• Community Dental Access Programs in Michigan
  Directory of access programs that assist patients who cannot afford dental treatment.
• Reproducible Dental Health Fact Sheets
  Printable PDF fact sheets on a variety of oral health topics.
• "Dental Coverage and Care for Low-Income Children:
  The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP."
  By The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
• "Don’t Wait Until it Hurts"
  A brochure by the Michigan Department of Community Health
• Healthy Kids Dental Program Information
  Information about Michigan's access to care program. 
• Information on the Oral Health/Systemic Health Connection
• Michigan Department of Community Health Oral Health Resources
• "2006 Burden of Oral Disease in Michigan"
  By the Michigan Department of Community Health – includes excellent statistic on oral health in Michigan.
• "2005-2006 Count Your Smiles Survey"
  By the Michigan Department of Community Health

The Michigan Dental Association and its members are committed to reducing the number of children without access to proper dental care. Please help us raise awareness of this important issue.

Give Kids a Smile Event Information:

• Statewide News Release for GKAS 2010
  From the Michigan Dental Association
• Talking Points for GKAS 2010
  From the Michigan Dental Association
• Photos of Past GKAS Day Events in Michigan
  This will be updated with new photos when they become available.
• 2010 Give Kids a Smile Supporters
  Listing of organizations supporting Give Kids a Smile Day in Michigan

Additional Information on Access to Care and Oral Health:

• Community Dental Access Programs in Michigan
  Directory of access programs that assist patients who cannot afford dental treatment.
• Reproducible Dental Health Fact Sheets
  Printable PDF fact sheets on a variety of oral health topics.
• "Dental Coverage and Care for Low-Income Children:
  The Role of Medicaid and SCHIP."
  By The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
• "Don’t Wait Until it Hurts"
  A brochure by the Michigan Department of Community Health
• Healthy Kids Dental Program Information
  Information about Michigan's access to care program. 
• Information on the Oral Health/Systemic Health Connection
• Michigan Department of Community Health Oral Health Resources
• "2006 Burden of Oral Disease in Michigan"
  By the Michigan Department of Community Health – includes excellent statistic on oral health in Michigan.
• "2005-2006 Count Your Smiles Survey"
  By the Michigan Department of Community Health