Arizona Dental Foundation
Keeping Arizona Smiling
Mission
The Arizona Dental Foundation keeps Arizona smiling by providing charitable dentistry programs for vulnerable populations. We do this by mobilizing volunteers; identifying and linking resources; and offering quality education programs for dental professionals.
Ruling year
1987
Executive Director
MIssy Poeschel
Main address
3193 N Drinkwater Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 USA
Formerly known as
Arizona Dental Foundation for Research and Education
EIN
86-0531157
NTEE code
Public Health Program (E70)
Community/Junior College (B41)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
To eliminate oral pain and infection in vulnerable populations -- like children and individuals with a special need -- in Arizona who do not have access to dental care.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Give Kids a Smile
Reduce elementary school student absenteeism by eliminating oral pain and infection. Over 1,000 children statewide receive free dental services through 800 compassionate volunteer dental professionals
Special Olympics Special Smiles
Dental volunteers provide oral screenings and mouthguards to special athletes at events statewide.
Continuing Education
Dental licensing board required CE programs for dental professionals
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Points of Light Foundation - Service Enterprise Institute 2019
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Give Kids a Smile
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The purpose of Give Kids a Smile is to reduce Title I elementary school absenteeism by eliminating oral pain and infection.
Number of dental procedures performed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Give Kids a Smile
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
On average, each child receives five free dental services worth over $450 in treatment value.
Number of volunteer health care providers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Give Kids a Smile
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Volunteers include dentists, specialists, hygienists, assistants and lay volunteers. Most represent dental and hygiene schools throughout the state.
Number of clients participating in educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Academics
Related Program
Continuing Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Continue Education programs not only assist dentists with obtaining and maintaining their dental license, but course fees also offset charitable program delivery costs.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Through community giving activities:
We attempt to treat and educate vulnerable populations on oral health issues.
We mobilize volunteers.
We identify and link community dental resources.
We provide educational opportunities for dental professionals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
ADF partners with local charities and schools to host giving events throughout the state-- charitable dentistry programs serving vulnerable populations. Activities include:
Give Kids A Smile
Special Olympics Special Smiles
ADF also serves as Fiscal Sponsor for organizations who respond to a specific issue (Oral Cancer Walk) or serve their community (Tucson Dental Community CARES and Open Wide Open.
ADF hosts continuing education for dental license renewal which also serves as a revenue stream:
o OSHA Toolkit for Dental Offices
o Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
o Chemical Dependency
o CPR
o Ethics
o Infection Control
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Because ADF is imbedded within the Arizona Dental Association, we have access to over 2,500 member dentists as volunteers. This relationship also allows us to reach out to specialists and hygienists. Every year ADF coordinates care for about 1,500 individuals by organizing over 800 volunteers.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
ADF is on a mission to strengthen our volunteer base while building donors.
The late 2018 strategic plan focused on engagement. In 2020 we hired an FTE specifically to tract volunteers and donors and communicate to this generous and compassionate corps.
In 2019, ADF received Service Enterprise Institute certification from the Points of Light Foundation and the Arizona Governor's Office. This achievement focuses on volunteer recruitment, retention and recognition.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Arizona Dental Foundation
Board of directorsas of 10/26/2022
Dr. Anthony Caputo
Dr. Terrence Yu
Brighton Dental Health
Dr. Anthony Caputo
Dr. Vick Hirani
Phoenix College Dental Programs
Dr. Sheekrishna Akilesh
NYU Lutheran Dental Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Tram Lyna Vu
Uptown Smiles Dentistry
Dr. Bradley Henkenius
Village Dental Care
Dr. James Raymond
Skyline Dental Tucson
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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