Every Child Deserves a Healthy Smile

Think about what it feels like to be a child in pain and not know when it will stop. Tooth pain keeps kids home from school, makes it hard to eat, hard to concentrate, hard to just be a kid. Many of the children we see have never been to a dentist. Some have been hurting for a long time. When they leave our care they leave smiling, relieved, confident.. that is everything.

The Children's Dental Health Association of San Diego has been delivering that moment since 1952. Through our downtown dental clinic and school-based program, we provide exams, cleanings, sealants, and orthodontic care to children across San Diego County who need it most.

Because we own the clinic building we operate from, over 90 cents of every dollar you give goes straight to care, not overhead.

Your gift puts a dentist in front of a child who might not otherwise see one. It stops the pain. It restores the smile. It changes a life.

Every child deserves a healthy smile. Help us deliver one.