Kids Smiles' goal is not simply clinical care, but health empowerment. Our award-winning model is a multi-faceted approach that addresses common barriers to oral health care, such as: lack of access to services, lack of integration between primary and oral health care, cost of care, and low oral health literacy.
Each of Kids Smiles' programs and services were established to address some if not several of these common barriers, but combined are both unique and still replicable, ensuring that the community and its children have permanent access to programs and services that will improve future health outcomes. Kids Smiles offers language access service, free of charge, available to you.
First Smiles promotes the importance of the Year One dental visit and empowers parents with the knowledge, skills, and resources to begin an oral health routine for their infants and toddlers. First Smiles messaging is incorporated into all Kids Smiles education and outreach programming.
Some of our targeted areas of outreach include:
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) primary care centers
- Head Start and Early Head Start programs
- WIC clinics
Kids Smiles’ child-friendly dental centers provide patients with comprehensive oral health care including exams, cleanings, x-rays, fluoride varnish, sealants, fillings, pulpotomy, simple extractions, nitrous oxide, and other advanced restorative treatment. Kids Smiles offers language access service, free of charge, available to you.