Dental Program Contact Information    

The Dental Care for Children with Special Needs Program has local Grotto representatives that are known as our "Dr of Smiles".  These representatives are the liasion with the parents, dental offices and hospital and anesthesia offices when necessary, to see that all paperwork is provided and properly completed.  They also file the application with the Humanitarian Foundation office where all cases are processed and he maintains contact with the parent and dentist.  To find a representative closest to you, select your state from the drop down menu above.    

When no representative is available in your area/state, those cases will be processed directly through the national office of the Humanitarian Foundation, Grottoes of North America.  Please email the office directly with your questions or for forms needed to apply to the program: humanitarian.foundation@hfgrotto.org

The Dr of Smiles are our key people to the dental program.  This year at our national convention in Peoria, Illinois, we honored one of our members, Lloyd Fries from Gul Reazee Grotto in Portland, Oregon.  Lloyd has worked with the program for many years in the Portland area and we are proud to have presented the PGM Robert W Rush Award,  naming him, Dr of Smiles of the Year, 2009.  To learn a little more about our representatiaves and the work they do, please click the video link to see this year's honoree. 

The local Grotto is also very important to the dental program as they sponsor the individual child into the program.  At the national convention we also recognized two Grottoes that have played an important part in their community with the dentistry program this past year.  The PGM Donald R LaBarre Award was given to Gul Reazee Grotto in Portland, Oregon for the greatest number of children helped.  The PGM Michael G Wahl Award was presented to Gul Reazee Grotto in Portland, Oregon for the greatest percentage increase in the number of children helped from the previous year.  As you can see, Gul Reazee Grotto has been very diligently working this year and we are proud that they were able to receive the unprecedented honor of receiving all three awards this year.  They are a small Grotto, but great in their hearts and love for the dental care of the children in Portland.  Congratulation, Lloyd Fries and the members of Gul Reazee Grotto for a job well done!

We look forward to working with you to help your child maintain that beautiful smile.  The Humanitarian Foundation's mission statement is:

"The Humanitarian Foundation believes that children with special needs should live as fully and as independently as possible. We are passionately committed to helping to alleviate the suffering and to improve the quality of life by providing dental care for those who otherwise may go without, one smile at a time."