ORTHO INDUSTRY NEWS Donation Helps “Give Kids A Smile” Program Dental Appliance Storage “Candle” Container CareCredit, the nation’s leading patient payment program, continued its support as founding donor of the American Dental Association Foun-dation “Give Kids A Smile” Fund with its fifth consecutive $100,000 donation. The donation was made at the Give Kids A Smile National Advisory Board meeting on February 23, 2011. The funding will help the American Dental Association Foundation continue to make grants that support the Give Kids A Smile Program. The American Dental Association’s Give Kids A Smile program has several objectives: 1) to raise awareness of the high level of oral disease suffered by children primarily from low income families; 2) to demon-strate dentistry’s commitment to addressing access to care; 3) to enable volunteer dental teams across the country to provide free dental care, screening, and education to children in need; and 4) to urge policymakers to increase funding for children’s oral health. In 2010, with the help of CareCredit’s contribution, the ADA Founda-tion awarded grants to the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), the National Dental Association (NDA) and Oral Health America. Designed as an elegant and discreet way for patients to store and clean dental appliances, the denturevault™ is a two-stage telescoping dental basket that allows for easy access within the unbreakable, dishwasher-safe "faux-candle" container. Sized for retainers, mouthguards, dentures or partials, it can be imprinted with your practice information and logo. The two-stage telescoping "dental basket" allows for easy hand access to insert and remove dental appliances. The unit offers an unbreakable alternative to glass that can be discreetly placed anywhere. It is perfect for stor-ing, soaking and cleaning night guards, snore guards, retainers, invisible braces and trays, and dental appliances. Learn more at www.denturevault.com. 10 May/June 2011 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society May-June 2011: Page 10
