Hawaii
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 wait lists, applications are ONLY being accepted in the following cities on the Big Island: Kailua-Kona, Kealakekua, Waimea (or Kamuela) , except for persons with developmental disabilities.
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.
Click here to download and print an application
Contact
Margaret Petrick, DDS Coordinator888.449.9670
406.443.1546 (fax)
mpetrick@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Hawaii
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
To request an application please call the toll free number: 888.235.5826
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
123
Volunteer Dentists in Hawaii
35
Volunteer Laboratories in Hawaii
$2.5
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Hawaii
520
Patients treated in Hawaii since 2002
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
Board of Directors
- Melvin Choy, DDS
President - Rohinton J. Patel, DMD
Vice President - Kerry Ishihara, DDS
Secretary - Austin Choy, DDS
Treasurer
- Mitchell Chun, DMD
- Jennifer Ernst
- Carey Lee
- Nolan Pacrem
- Cecile Sebastian, DDS
- Holly Shea
- Stephen Shoultz, DDS
- Traci Sparks
- Andrew W.L. Tseu, DDS, JD
- Gavin Uchida, DDS MBA
I hadn’t been to a dentist for years and years, but they really made me feel comfortable. Dr. Patel was very gentle and patient. He is a really great doctor
–Judith (center), a Hawaii DDS patient