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Aug 31 2016
Dr. Denise Antalis at her office’s Give Kids A Smile event in Cambridge. My practice has been hosting Give Kids A Smile events for the past three years in our office in Cambridge, Ohio.  On that day, my team, other volunteers and I donate our time and services to children under the age of 18 who are accompanied by an adult.  Each child ... [continue reading]
Jan 13 2016
Children receive oral health care instruction at the 2015 Give Kids A Smile Ohio kick-off event at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. This year's kick-off event will be Feb. 5 at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. The 14th Annual Give Kids A Smile Ohio kick-off event will be Feb. 5 at Case Western Reserve ... [continue reading]
Dec 11 2015
Give Kids A Smile is a national access to care initiative where dentists donate dental care to underserved children that are in desperate need of dental intervention.  But many of the Ohio Give Kids A Smile events have an added benefit: dental and auxiliary students gain real-life experience. The Ohio State University College of Dentistry ... [continue reading]
Mar 6 2015
Volunteers from the Stark County Dental Society and Mercy Medical Center general practice resident program provided free screenings to about 200 students from Gibbs Elementary at the Give Kids a Smile Ohio kickoff event. Volunteer dentists from the Stark County Dental Society provided free dental care to nearly 200 children ... [continue reading]
Jan 6 2015
Kids at the 2014 Give Kids a Smile kick-off event. This year’s kick-off event will be Feb. 6 at the Mercy Medical Center in Canton. The 13th Annual Give Kids a Smile kick-off event will be held on Feb. 6 at the Mercy Medical Center in Canton. The kick-off event is one of many Give Kids a Smile programs that will take place ... [continue reading]
Feb 26 2014
This year's Give Kids a Smile kick-off event was held in partnership with the Akron Dental Society and was a huge success. Volunteers see children at the Give Kids a Smile kick-off event. The event, in conjunction with the Akron Dental Society, was held at the Legett Community Learning Center on Feb. 7. “We had a ... [continue reading]
Jan 3 2014
Hundreds of volunteer dentists throughout Ohio will once again provide free dental services to underserved children, during the nearly 80 Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) Ohio programs scheduled to date. Over 18,000 Ohio children are expected to participate with an expected 1,900 dental volunteers throughout 2014. Feb. 7 is the official date for the 12th ... [continue reading]
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