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exhibitors20 ADA 2015 — November 7, 2015 Ad n For the ninth consecutive year, CareCredit donated $100,000 to the ADA Foundation (ADAF) Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Fund. The $100,000 grant is designated to support Give Kids A Smile through funding of three major initiatives: • GKAS NASCAR elementary school oral health education events for underserved children. • ADA Mission of Mercy and Give Kids A Smile oral health education and treatment event. • GKAS and TeamSmile collabo- rative oral health treatment events, teamingsportsanddentalprofession- als to improve children’s oral health. Building off the success of previ- ous years, children from unders- erved communities participated in GKAS NASCAR oral health educa- tion events held in Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ala- bama earlier this fall. These educa- tion events incorporated key mes- saging from the Ad Council’s 2min2x oral-care campaign, educating and encouraging children to spend two minutes brushing their teeth, twice a day. As in past years, each child who attended the event received free oral- health goody bags. The grant is also supporting the ADA Mission of Mercy, a one-day free oral health-care event being held in conjunction with the ADA here in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. During the event, dentists and dental team members will volunteer their serv- ices in the Give Kids A Smile area to provide up to 200 underserved children with education, screenings, cleanings, sealants, fluoride treat- ments and needed restorative care. In the fall, the CareCreditdonation also funded several GKAS and Team- Smile collaborative events held in conjunction with professional sports teams. Dentist and dental team members volunteered their time to provide education and free oral-health treat- ment to underserved children in col- laboration with high-profile sports teams. “Teaming up with the ADA Foun- dation’s Give Kids A Smile program enables us to deliver a message about good oral health to thousands of parents and children this year,” said Cindy Hearn, senior vice president branding and communications for CareCredit, member of the ADA Foun- dation Board and GKAS National Advisory Committee, upon making the donation. “As the founding donor of the ADA Foundation GKAS Fund, we are pleased that our grant will, once again, be used to further support these exciting programs and can, in a unique and relevant way, improve the lives of children who have little to no access to necessary dental care.” For more information about the GKAS events, visit facebook.com/ GiveKidsASmile or follow GKAS on Twitter @GiveKidsASmile. CareCredit supports Give Kids A Smile fund with $100,000 grant 3 Dr. Reneida Reyes, president, ADA Foundation, and Gene Wurth, executive director, ADA Foundation, receive CareCredit’s $100,000 grant to benefit the ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile Fund. (Photo/Provided by CareCredit) Here at the ADA For more information,visit www.care credit.com, facebook.com/GiveKidsA Smile and twitter.com/CareCredit or stopbythebooths,Nos.1129and1525.