Founded in 1974, Dental Aid was the first not-for-profit comprehensive dental clinic in the United States. Thirty-five years later, in 2009, Dental Aid provided nearly 8,400 children and adults with affordable, high-quality, comprehensive dental care, subsidizing the market equivalent of $1.9 million dollars in care for its patients.

MISSION

Dental Aid provides accessible and affordable oral health care while taking a leadership role in education, collaboration and advocacy.

PURPOSE

Dental Aid exists so that current and future generations of at-risk populations achieve oral health.

GOAL

The Communities in which Dental Aid has influence understand the link between oral health, general health, and quality of life, and therefore act accordingly.

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