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BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF SMILES

Dental Connections is a private non-profit community health center that promotes equitable access to quality oral health care for children and adults. We provide comprehensive general and pediatric dental services and serve all income levels and age groups. We strive to be a dental home for people who experience barriers to accessing dental care.

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TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU

Dental Connections has two ways to serve patients in Des Moines: our main clinic and our mobile dental clinic, which provides onsite treatment at preschools and schools in the Greater Des Moines area.

Main Clinic

Our Main Clinic is located in the United Way Building on Ninth Street just north of downtown Des Moines.

THE SMILE SQUAD

The Smile Squad mobile dentistry program travels to 80 schools and preschools to provide comprehensive dental care to over 800 students each year.

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS:

I’m humbled to serve in a clinic that has been a touchstone in Des Moines for over one hundred years.

I’m also humbled to work with a great team of professionals willing to treat the population with the greatest oral health needs. The team at Dental Connections surprises me time after time with the amazing fluidity and positive attitudes required to say “Yes we can” at every turn. There is a general and permanent vibration in the clinic of high-spirited community service.

– Dr. Riley Cholewa

I don’t know what Crestview Elementary School would do without the Smile Squad.

We have so many children that do not have dental insurance and parents can’t afford the dentist. Many of our students have horrible dental problems. I look in their mouths and see parts of teeth missing or blackened teeth from decay. The Smile Squad helps our students feel better and look better.

– Jen, Crestview Elementary School Nurse

GET INVOLVED

Supporting our organization is easy, whether it’s attending an event or making a donation. We greatly appreciate any kind of support you can provide.

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