Everybody smile!
LOREN BENOIT/Press Brenna Cowan, a dental hygienist at Avondale Dental Center in Hayden, cleans Violet Patterson’s teeth during Avondale Dental’s annual event Give Kids a Smile Day. The event offers thousands of dollars worth of dental work to kids in need.
By BETHANY BLITZ
Staff Writer
A child’s smile can warm the heart. This month, local dentists are making those smiles shine.
All throughout February, several local dentist offices are offering free dental care to children without dental insurance through the Give Kids a Smile program.
To make a free appointment, call a participating office and tell them it’s for the Give Kids a Smile program. Appointments are first-come, first-served. Children with Medicaid and CHIP are not eligible.
The following dental offices are participating:
Coeur d’Alene Dental Center — 1322 W. Kathleen Ave., Suite 1, Coeur d’Alene (208) 667-7461
Coeur d’Alene Family Dentistry — 2201 N. Government Way., Suite G, Coeur d’Alene (208) 664-9129
Riverstone Dental Care — 2344 Merritt Creek Loop, Coeur d’Alene (208) 676-8500
Avondale Dental — 1683 E. Miles Ave., Hayden (208) 772-4066
Woodland Family Dentistry — 110 E. Polston Ave., Post Falls (208) 777-9599