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St. Louis GKAS program surpasses $2 million in donated care
(Posted 11/18/2008)
St. Louis—They were just like any group of kids, happy to be off of school for the day and on a field trip. Five and 6-year-olds bounced around with the enthusiasm only new adventure can evoke. Pre-teens maintained their pre-teen edge: "I know what I'm doing here," without a trace of negativity.
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Give Kids A Smile sign-up now available
(Posted 10/1/2008)
The seventh annual national Give Kids A Smile event is just four months away, and it's time for program coordinators and dentist participants to register their programs and request free products from GKAS program sponsors Colgate and Henry Schein Dental.
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Promising Practices Symposium
Dental team members learn how to better Give Kids A Smile
(Posted 7/15/2008)
More than 100 individuals from all over the U.S. gathered at ADA Headquarters June 12-14 for the second Give Kids A Smile Promising Practices Symposium.
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Celebrating Give Kids A Smile
(Posted 5/14/2008)
Washington—They threw a party in the nation's capital May 13 to honor champions of oral health and millions of smiles.
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Gather new GKAS ideas, tips
2008 Promising Practices Symposium to convene June 12-14
(Posted 5/6/2008)
Give Kids A Smile program planners nationwide are invited to share ideas, successes and strategies that will enhance future access-to-care events and activities at the second GKAS Promising Practices Symposium June 12-14 at ADA Headquarters.
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