Dental Lifeline Network (formerly the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped) is a national humanitarian organization providing access to comprehensive dental services for people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically at–risk.

The Donated Dental Services (DDS) program is a collaborative, direct way that the dental profession reaches out to individuals with special needs. A national network of direct service programs involves 15,000 volunteer dentists and 3,200 volunteer labs, who take care of the patients; DDS does everything else including coordinating between the patient, the labs and the dentists, with the goal of returning patients to good oral health and enabling them to reach an affordable maintenance level.

Another program of Dental Lifeline Network is DentaCheques, a dental product value book available for purchase by dentists and specialists. The dental practice and lab receive an invoice credit from their supplier for their purchase, plus hundreds of dollars worth of free product and thousands of dollars in rebates on supplies that they already purchase. 100 percent of the purchase price supports comprehensive dental care for vulnerable people in need.
Visit nfdh.org for more information.

Several years ago, the ADA and 36 other dental–related groups formed the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives. Together with the Ad Council, a private, nonprofit organization that produces, distributes and promotes public service campaigns on behalf of nonprofit organizations, the 2min2x campaign was developed. The campaign features eye–catching photos and scenarios to create awareness among adults and children about the importance of taking time to brush teeth.
See all of the ads in the campaign at 2min2x.org/campaign-materials.