Montana
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 waitlists, applications are NOT being accepted in the following counties: Cascade, Custer, and Missoula.
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
Margaret Petrick, DDS Coordinator406.449.9670
406.443.1546 (fax)
mpetrick@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Montana
P.O. Box 1154
Helena, MT 59624
All applications must be submitted through the DDS Coordinator
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
199
Volunteer Dentists in Montana
44
Volunteer Laboratories in Montana
$5.4M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Montana
1,497
Patients treated in Montana since 1997
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
- David C. Keim, DDS
President - Christopher Hirt, DDS
Vice President - Michael Bowman, DDS
Secretary/Treasurer
- Steve Lowery, DDS
- Joseph Meng, DDS
- Jason Tanguay, DDS
- E. Wade Wilde, DMD
Dina’s been through so much. It was great to see the transformation from her coming in, hopeless about her teeth, and walking out with a great smile and a lot of hope for the rest of her life.
–Dr. Andrew Ordelheide (right), a Montana DDS volunteer