COSTA MESA, California--Five grant recipients of the Give Kids A Smile Program Growth Fund were honored at the American Dental Association Foundation Annual Awards Gala held recently in Washington D.C.
For the second year in a row, CareCredit's annual $100,000 donation to the Fund has enabled five programs to expand services and access to care for children in underserved communities.
The 2009 grant recipients each received $20,000 and were chosen based on their vision and leadership in dentistry demonstrated through the success of their existing outreach programs.
By supporting existing programs that have untapped potential and organizational strength, the goal of providing care for more kids will be more quickly realized.
Give Kids A Smile grant recipients include:
* Program Champion grantees: the America's Dentists Care Foundation (Missions of Mercy) and TeamSmile.
* Program Growth grantees: the Hispanic Dental Association, the National Dental Association, and Oral Health America.
The grants will be used by these organizations to fund school and community oral health projects, school-based mobile dental vans and increase access to restorative dental care.
"Access to care is a top priority for CareCredit," said Cindy Hearn, Give Kids A Smile advisory board member and senior vice president of marketing at CareCredit.
"We are able to fulfill this objective in a meaningful way as the Founding Donor of the GIVE KIDS A SMILE Fund and by working in partnership with the American Dental Association to expand access to care for underserved children. We've had the privilege of providing greater access to dental care for over 20 years and helped over seven million patients get treatment by providing comfortable payment options."
For more information on CareCredit, call (800) 300-3046 ext. 4519 or visit CareCredit.
Information on the Give Kids A Smile program can be found at Give Kids A Smile.
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