Iowa

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

All counties are OPEN for applications.

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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

Diane Wells, DDS Coordinator
515.251.8000
515.251.7778 (fax)
dwells@DentalLifeline.org

Dental Lifeline Network • Iowa
9000 Northpark Drive
Johnston, IA 50131

To request an application please call the toll free number: 888.235.5826

Donated Dental Services (DDS)

250

Volunteer Dentists in Iowa

37

Volunteer Laboratories in Iowa

$6.8M

in Donated Treatment to Patients in Iowa

1,803

Patients treated in Iowa since 2005

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

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Leadership Council

  • Jay Davidson, DDS
    Chair
  • Kara Bylund
  • Leslie Ehlen, DDS
  • Nick Fangman, DDS
  • Donna Glanz
  • Maren Lenhart
  • Todd Rinehart 

Sponsors & Funders

Before, it was hard for Wade to eat because his teeth were so bad that he couldn’t chew. Now, he’s happy. He smiles all the time and enjoys eating everything at his meals.

– Rebecca, caregiver for Wade, an Iowa DDS patient