Dental Tribune U.S. Edition

CareCredit® , the nation’s lead- ing patient payment program, continued its support as found- ing donor of the American Dental Association Foundation Give Kids A Smile® Fund with its fifth con- secutive $100,000 donation. The donation was made at the Give Kids A Smile National Advi- sory Board meeting, Feb. 23, in Chicago. The funding will help the Amer- ican Dental Association Founda- tion continue to make grants that support the Give Kids A Smile Program. The American Dental Associa- tion’s Give Kids A Smile program has several objectives: • to raise awareness of the high level of oral disease suffered by children primarily from low income families; Industry News DENTAL TRIBUNE | May 201130A AD CareCredit’s fifth donation to Give Kids A Smile Fund CareCredit, founding donor of the ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile Fund, presents a $100,000 donation during the GKAS National Advisory Board meeting Feb. 23 in Chicago. On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. William R. Calnon, ADA president-elect; Jeff Beutler, ADA Foundation interim CEO; Cindy Hearn, CareCredit senior vice presi- dent, marketing; Steve Kess, Henry Schein vice president, Global Professional Relations; and Dr. Raymond F. Gist, ADA president. (Photo/Provided by ADA News) Funds put toward goal of ‘cavity-free kids by 2020’