ALTON, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2024) — The Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) School of Dental Medicine will be hosting the annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Monday, October 14. Appointment schedule is 8AM,10:30AM, and 1PM, with patient arrival times at 7:30AM, 10AM, and 12:30PM.
Year One and Year Two dental students will host the “Smile Station” in the SIU SDM Gym on the Alton Campus.
Give Kids A Smile Day is a great day of community dentistry. All young registrants receive free dental care.
The SIU School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) students, residents, faculty, and staff manage approximately 30,000 patient visits each year at its patient clinics in Alton, East St Louis, and Edwardsville. These patient care experiences provide students and residents the training they need to graduate and become highly-skilled dentists and specialists. The School of Dental Medicine is a vital oral health-care provider for dental patients in southern and central Illinois, as well as the St Louis metropolitan region. SIU SDM provides a dental home for approximately 10,000 active patients in any given year.
