About Give Veterans A Smile
The Give Veterans A Smile Program, launched in 2024, encourages dentists to provide pro bono oral health care to underserved Veterans and to assist them in finding a dental home.
- 82%, or about 7.4 million Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, are ineligible for VA dental benefits.* To qualify for dental services, Veterans must either have a dental issue that is service-connected or qualify based on narrow criteria.
- Oral health equity for all is a priority for the American Dental Association and the ADA Foundation. No population deserves to be left behind. Everyone deserves to be healthy and treated equally.
*Data provided by Veterans Health Administration, January 29, 2024.
- Give Veterans A Smile Info Flyer (PDF)
- Give Veterans A Smile Program Planning Guide (PDF)
- Give Veterans A Smile Dental Association Planning Guide (PDF)
- Give Veterans A Smile Dental School Planning Guide (PDF)
- Veteran Affairs Dental Care
- VA Dental Insurance Program
- Dental Lifeline Network
- The American Institute of Dental Public Health
- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
Nicole S. Catral, RDH, MHS
Director, Social Responsibility and Philanthropy
Briana Fitzgerald Rowland, MBA
Senior Manager, Philanthropic Programs and International Engagement
E-mail: GVAS@ada.org
Phone: 312.440.2500
Partner Organizations
The ADA Foundation is aware that many organizations are providing pro bono oral health services to underserved veterans. We applaud your work. Below is a listing of some of the organizations that are involved. If you know of other national organizations doing this work, please send us an email.
