Dental Home Project

Building a Future of Care

Creating Lifelong Smiles Beyond the Stadium

Our mission doesn’t stop after the event ends. Through the TeamSmile Dental Home Project, powered by DentaQuest, we connect at-risk children to long-term dental care providers in their communities. Whether through Medicaid or pro bono services, almost 6,000 children have been paired with local dentists to ensure continued, preventive care that lasts far beyond the stadium gates.

This long-term vision means our work isn’t just about one day of care—it’s about sustained health and lifelong impact.

Launched in partnership with DentaQuest in 2022, the Dental Home Project ensures that underserved children receive not only free dental care at TeamSmile programs—but are also connected with long-term dental care providers in their communities. These ongoing services are offered at little to no cost, and often completely free, helping children build lasting relationships with trusted providers and achieve better oral health outcomes over time.

DentaQuest has been a proud national sponsor of TeamSmile programs since 2018, supporting clinics across the country and advancing a shared mission to close the gap in oral health equity.

“We are so proud of our work with TeamSmile in communities across the U.S. Partnering with local dental teams, our employees, business partners and community volunteers, we’re teaching more kids about the importance of prevention and giving them a fair shot at good oral health. Good health starts in the mouth, and connecting people with the care they need to be healthy is a key part of our Preventistry platform.”

Steve Pollock, President & CEO of DentaQuest

The Power of A Dental Home

About DentaQuest

Every child deserves access to consistent, compassionate dental care—but for too many families, that care is out of reach. That’s where the TeamSmile Dental Home Project, powered by DentaQuest, steps in.

A Dental Home is the ongoing relationship between a child and a compassionate dental team who takes care of the child/youth’s dental health needs in a family-centered way. This is the dental team that the child will visit regularly (every six months) for periodic checkups — to catch problems early and to be sure teeth are healthy. Children with a dental home are more likely to receive appropriate preventive and routine oral health care at the right time, reducing the risk of preventable dental disease and costly dental care later in life. TeamSmile and DentaQuest believe that every child deserves a fair shot at good oral health and the chance to live a healthy and productive life.

About DentaQuest

DentaQuest, part of Sun Life U.S., is a purpose-driven health care company committed to improving the oral health of all. Through Preventistry®—a holistic approach to prevention-focused, accessible care—DentaQuest builds trusted partnerships among patients, providers, and payors to increase access and quality nationwide.

As one of the nation’s largest and most experienced Medicaid dental benefits administrators, DentaQuest manages dental and vision benefits for over 33 million Americans across all 50 states. Their cost-effective, outcomes-based solutions serve Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare Advantage, businesses, and individuals alike.

In addition to benefits administration, DentaQuest directly delivers care through 70+ oral health centers in six states—bringing essential services to rural and underserved populations.

Together, TeamSmile and DentaQuest are building healthier futures—one child, one smile, one life changed at a time

DentaQuest

“The Dental Home Project, Powered by DentaQuest, has become a tremendous success story for TeamSmile, as we’ve now connected over 5,700 children with a dental home that didn’t have a dentist when they walked into a TeamSmile program. With the support of DentaQuest, the Dental Home Project has become a national model and is wildly successful.”

John McCarthy, Executive Director TeamSmile

Become A Dental Home Today

Erica Hill, Dental Home Director

Phone: 816-503-1672

Email: erica@teamsmile.org

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