The event grew to include 30,000 dental team members working alongside 8,000 dentists to provide free oral health services to children.
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.
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.
The ancient Chinese used herbal mints, salt, and ginseng to brush their teeth with a substance that had a consistency similar to modern toothpaste.