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: Custer, Missoula, Prairie, Ravalli, Rosebud, Teton, and Yellowstone
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 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)
193
Volunteer Dentists in Montana
66
Volunteer Laboratories in Montana
$3.7M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Montana
1,164
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
MDA Governance
Jane Gillette, DDS
Douglas S. Hadnot, DDS
Christopher A. Hirt, DMD
David C. Keim, DDS
Joel Maes, DDS, MAGD
Roger K. Newman, DDS
Kevin L. Rencher, DDS
Charles L. Wilson, DDS
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