Give Kids A Smile Timeline

2017

Give Kids A Smile celebrated 15 years of teamwork

The event grew to include 30,000 dental team members working alongside 8,000 dentists to provide free oral health services to children.

2003

Give Kids A Smile went national

Launched by the ADA, Give Kids A Smile focused on the importance of oral health by providing free dental services to millions of poor children.

2002

Two dentists started Give Kids A Smile

Drs. Jeff Dalin and B. Ray Storm, two St. Louis dentists, delivered free dental care to almost 400 children in one day during the first Give Kids A Smile event.

1800s

The ancient Chinese brushed their teeth with a toothpaste-like substance

The ancient Chinese used herbal mints, salt, and ginseng to brush their teeth with a substance that had a consistency similar to modern toothpaste.