Minnesota
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 NOT being accepted in the following counties: Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, and Wright.
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
Kathryn McGee, DDS Coordinator651.454.6290
612.767.4298 (fax)
kmcgee@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Minnesota
PO Box 68094
Minneapolis, MN 55418
All applications must be submitted through a DDS Coordinator
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
439
Volunteer Dentists in Minnesota
89
Volunteer Laboratories in Minnesota
$13.4M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Minnesota
2,371
Patients treated since 2003
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
Advisory Council
Stephen Litton, DDS
Rosalie Perpich, DDS
Sponsors & Funders
- Minnesota Dental Association
- Delta Dental of Minnesota through a grant to the Minnesota Dental Foundation
Someone bought me a steak over Christmas and I didn’t have to cut it in tiny pieces. The confidence you get from a new smile is better for anyone’s health. The fact that people are as kind as Dr. Montes – sometimes all you need is a little hope.
–Mary, a Minnesota DDS patient