Metairie, Louisiana, 01 May 2025 (Globe Newswire) – Taylor Dental & Braces is proud to announce that it will be included in its parent company, Benevis, a top dental health care and orthodontic organization that is committed to providing qualitative care for the 10th Annual Day smiles Looking on Sunday, May 18, 2025, from 9am by 12 pm Ct. Taylor Dental & Braces’ care team and administrative members will volunteer their time to provide free dental care to children with little or no insurance in the Metairie area. Children who need dental exams, limited emergency care, extracts and rehabilitation, with cleaning offered on a limited basis, are encouraged to register in advance at www.sharingsmilesday.com.
Since the first day they share smiles nine years ago, Benevis has provided dental relief that has positively affected more than 3,400 patients in 13 states and in the Columbia area thanks to the dedication of more than 1,200 volunteers. The event has helped to collapse obstacles to take care of what affects children and their family’s ability to access reliable oral health care.
“At Taylor Dental & Braces, we are proud to support Metairie community children through our continued participation in Benevis’s smiles for the last 10 years,” said Dr. Carl Boykin, DMD, District Dental Director, Benevis. “The event underlines the critical need for accessible oral health care in this area, I am grateful that our care and administrative groups can voluntarily provide their time to provide children with dental relief they need and teach children and teach children.
According to Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC), in the US, more people are unable to withstand dental care from other types of healthcare. The CDC also found that unprocessed cavities were almost three times more common in two to five -year -olds living in low income (18%) against higher income households (7%). Data such as this inspirational Benevis to introduce the Day Day Sharing Smiles event, almost 10 years ago, to be able to be able to welcome local dental homes and volunteer dentistry professionals to welcome community members in their practice to help them address their need.
“Benevis is constantly working on improving access to basic dental health care and creating access to families with various forms of insurance, including Children’s Health Insurance Plans (Chip). Community, healthy, dentists and members of the administrative team who place patients at the center of care.
The exchange of smiles is open to children until the age of 18 who do not have Medicaid or other forms of dental insurance. The available dental treatments will be delivered at no cost. A limited appointment number is available and Benevis strongly encourages children to register at www.sharingsmilesday.com before the event on May 18, 2025.
To find out more about the annual event, watch our video.
About Benevis
Benevis is a leading dental health care organization for practices focusing on the provision of oral care and orthodontics in communities. Through integrated care and business services that extend access to dentistry, Benevis has a 20 -year history of higher quality care to about 5 million children and adults. Its network reaches more than 100 local branded dental offices in all the US that provide treatment through 1.4 million visits each year. Benevis also supports programs and legislation that ensures that all families have access to the oral health care they need and deserve.
Benevis’s dental practices include Allington Dental & Braces, Cortland Dental & Braces, Creston Dental & Braces, Dorsett Dentistry & Braces, Elstar Dental & Braces, Franklin Dental & Braces, Ruby Dental, Ruby Dental, Pipter Dental & Braces. & Braces, Spencer Dental & Braces, Sunnybook Dentistry & Traces, Sutton Dental & Braces, Taylor Dental & Braces, Topaz Dentistry & Trands, Youth Dental Georgia and Kansas Youth Dental. For more information, visit busevis.com.
