Maine
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 counties: Hancock, Knox, Sagadahoc, and Waldo
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
Carol Rioux, DDS Coordinator207.620.8276
207.626.2946 (fax)
crioux@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Maine
P.O. Box 2282
Augusta, ME 04338-2282
All applications must be submitted through the DDS Coordinator
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
168
Volunteer Dentists in Maine
21
Volunteer Laboratories in Maine
$4.7M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Maine
1,415
Patients treated in Maine since 1999
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
- Dr. Dean Tourigny
Chair
- Robert L. Brookings, DDS
- James F. Helmkamp, DDS
- Timothy A. Mitchell, DMD, MD
- Advisors
- John Bastey
- Patti Bureau
The folks there were just as nice as could be. From the initial conversation I felt like an old friend. I felt so comfortable. They took me in and gave me the full treatment. They were more than kind to work around my other health issues.
–Suzzann (right), a Maine DDS patient