"These young children’s dental treatment needs are so significant that I sometimes wonder how much I am really accomplishing by treating one of so many. But when that one child hugs my neck after treatment and when her mother’s eyes well up with tears of gratitude, then I know that I have made a difference in at least one child’s life." – Bruce Weiner, D.D.S, Save a Smile Volunteer
Awards/accomplishments
- 2011 American Dental Association Golden Apple Award
- 2009 Golden Achievement Award for Partnership Excellence – Fort Worth Independent School District
- 2007 Telly Award – Save a Smile video
- 2007 Outstanding Component Award – American Dental Association
Statistics
| Statistics |
2003 - 2006 |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
Total |
| schools served |
5-15 |
19 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
n/a |
| children screened |
14,225 |
7,045 |
5,847 |
5,753 |
5,900 |
6,129 |
44,899 |
| volunteer dentists providing treatment |
36-69 |
68 |
75 |
74 |
83 |
96 |
n/a |
| children found to have the most serious dental disease |
1,422 |
780 |
499 |
508 |
696 |
590 |
4,495 |
| children who received dental treatment |
989 |
506 |
369 |
369 |
550 |
446 |
3,229 |
| total number of visits |
2,176 |
1,129 |
878 |
838 |
1,072 |
970 |
7,063 |
| total dollar value of dental services |
$1,396,389 |
$868,949 |
$764,874 |
$666,428 |
$577,076 |
$625,557 |
$4,899,273 |
For more information on Save a Smile, contact Tonya K. Fuqua, D.D.S., manager, Cook Children’s Community Health Outreach at 682-885-6731 or email tonya.fuqua@cookchildrens.org.
