Connecticut
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
Services
• DDS volunteers provide comprehensive treatment to eligible patients• Volunteers do not provide emergency services
Eligibility
Applicants must lack adequate income to pay for dental care and:• Have a permanent disability, or
• Are elderly: age 65 or older, or
• Qualify as medically fragile
Due to lengthy waiting lists, applications are ONLY being accepted in the following counties: Fairfield and Hartford.
If you have documentation from a physician stating that you cannot receive essential medical treatment due to your dental condition you can apply for the program even if your county is closed.
Veterans
If you are a veteran who meets the qualifications above, please apply to the program by clicking the button below. Even if your county is closed, you may still apply.
VETERANS - APPLY HERE
Click here to download and print an application
Contact
Carrie Hebert, DDS Coordinator959.999.0860
860.748.4735 (fax)
chebert@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Connecticut
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
All applications must be submitted through the DDS Coordinator
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
124
Volunteer Dentists in Connecticut
12
Volunteer Laboratories in Connecticut
$1M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Connecticut
138
Patients treated in Connecticut since 2017
Volunteers Needed
Please volunteer! We need general dentists, specialists and labs willing to donate their skills and time, and the funding to make more treatment possible. More Information
Leadership Council
- Cynara C. McPhail, DMD
Chair
- Charles Crape, DMD
- Arthur Dean, DDS
- Robert Grillo, DMD
- William Nash, DDS
- Anatoliy Ravin, DDS
- Jennifer You, DDS
- Carol J. Dingeldey, CAE, Executive Director CT State Dental Association
What I like best about DDS is that my donation is not ‘blind.’
I know the recipient of my donation and I have hands-on involvement in making a significant impact on that individual’s life.
–Dr. James Keenan, DDS volunteer, with Cynthia, a DDS patient