Feb 01, 2023

Salina Dental Arts offering free children's screenings, cleanings

Posted Feb 01, 2023 9:13 PM

By SALINA POST

Salina Dental Arts announced today that it still has openings for the Give Kids a Smile Program.

On Friday, Salina Dental Arts, 1829 S. Ohio Street, is offering Kansas children free dental screenings, cleanings, and education as a part of the Give Kids a Smile program.

Children must be between the ages of 3-12 years of age

Parents/guardians are asked to call Salina Dental Arts at 785-823-2472 to schedule children's appointments. All patients will be reserved and scheduled on a first come first serve basis.

Give Kids a Smile is an ADA Foundation program that brings dentists and other volunteers together to provide screenings, cleanings and education to underserved children throughout the United States, according to information from Salina Dental Arts. The program began as a one-day event each February but has since grown to local and national events year-round serving approximately 350,000 to 400,000 children each year.

Salina Dental Arts noted that while many children are enrolled in Medicaid and visiting the dentist at increasing rates, there are still many children who do not see a dentist at all.

Across the nation this year there will be an estimated 1,500 events where nearly 40,000 dentists, dental team members, and other volunteers come together for Give Kids a Smile