OHD and Team Smile team up to offer free dental services to local elementary school children

Team Smile event at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 11.

OHD has been working with Team Smile, a national organization who partners with professional sports teams throughout the country, to deliver a day of free dental care to underserved children.  For the past four years, Team Smile has been working with the Utah Jazz organization to bus children from local schools to the arena for a day of free dental care and fun with the Jazz mascot, dancers and former Utah Jazz player and icon Thurl Bailey. 

OHD initiated contact with Team Smile and linked them with the Granite School District to coordinate the participation of two schools on the west side of their district.  On April 11, along with volunteer oral health professionals and other volunteers, OHD helped Team Smile to provide 250 children with preventive and restorative oral health services. OHD has helped to solidify this partnership between Team Smile and the Granite School District so that they can return each year to offer this event.