Creating 7,000 Smiles in 2007: Affordable Dental Care for Colorado Children in Need

1. Creating 7,000 Smiles in 2007

2. Who We Are KIND Mission: To provide high quality, affordable dental care for Colorado children in need

3. Who We Are • KIND: • Offers volunteer and paid dental professionals to provide prevention services to children in need • Services include exams, cleanings, restorative treatments, orthodontics and emergency care • Families pay a small percentage of the total cost of services

4. Who We Are • No child is ever turned away based on their family’s inability to pay • Qualifying families pay $20 per appointment, plus a percentage of the total value of services • Example: $150 treatment costs a total of $50 to $65

5. Who We Are • Has provided care to Colorado children for nearly a century • Goal in 2007: to create 7,000 smiles! • (through patient visits)

6. A Look Back • KIND was formed in 1912 • A group of Denver dentists began to offer care to children of low-income miners and railroad workers

7. Trusted Resource • Well-respected in the dental community • Prestigious honors from the American Dental Association • One of just two programs nationwide endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

8. Statewide Programs • Dental facilities • Three Denver metro clinics and one Colorado Springs clinic

9. Statewide Programs • Private practices • Volunteers who provide care from their offices

10. Statewide Programs • Miles For Smiles mobile dental clinic • Treats children in rural and underserved urban communities

11. Statewide Programs • Miles For Smiles mobile dental clinic • Treats children in rural and underserved urban communities

12. Statewide Programs • Chopper Topper program • Travels to Denver metro schools

13. Our Volunteers More than 275 volunteer dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, pedodontists, orthodontists, oral surgeons and administrative volunteers

14. Our Volunteers • Quality of care consistent with American Dental Association guidelines • Donate time and talent at the KIND dental facilities, private practices, Miles For Smiles and Chopper Topper programs

15. KIND Needs • Relies on charitable donations, planned gifts, and in-kind donations such as dental supplies • Contributions from foundations, corporations and individuals • Uses nearly 90 percent of all contributions for programs directly serving children

16. KIND Needs • Donations can be made directly on www.kindsmiles.org • Donations can also be mailed to the KIND office • Planned gifts: including bequests, life insurance and real estate

17. KIND Needs • Dental supplies needed: • X-ray duplicator General laboratory equipment • Oral surgery instruments Handpieces (high/slow speed) • Restorative instruments Dental operatory chairs/unit/cart • Assistant and operator chairs • Other items: • Laptop/desktop computers LCD projector • Small refrigerator Office chairs • Electric stapler Paper towels • Copy paper Office supplies • Real estate End of product lines

18. Healthy Smiles • Childhood dental care and habits last a lifetime • KIND care is critical to the lifetime oral health of children in need

19. Healthy Smiles • Healthy Teeth…Happy Smiles

20. Questions?

21. Contact Us Kids in Need of Dentistry Phone: 303-733-3710 Email: info@kindsmiles.org www.kindsmiles.org