The Adopt-A-Smile Dental Campaign was initiated in response to cutbacks in the State of Michigan budget for preventative dental care for adults with disabilities.

Recent studies have shown that good dental health has a direct relationship to a person’s overall health. Infections caused by poor dental care have been known to travel throughout the body. For example, poor dental care has been linked to problem pregnancies, complications with diabetes, coronary disease, and stroke.

For many people with disabilities, teeth are being pulled instead of saved. The Adopt-A-Smile Dental Campaign is attempting to help people one by one. You can become involved in this effort by asking your dentist or other dentists to “adopt” a person with a disability with dental needs by providing free or reduced cost dental care.

So far, a handful of dentists have participated in the Adopt-A-Smile Dental Campaign. Other dentists are desperately needed.

For more information about the MORC Adopt-A-Smile Dental Campaign, please call (586) 263-8769.