We do have Donated Dental Service in Arkansas. They are a statewide organization dedicated to meeting the oral health needs of disabled, elderly, or medically compromised Arkansans who cannot afford needed treatment. If you know someone appropriate for Donated Dental Services you must first call and request an application. Call 1-800-932-8247. When they receive the application your patient must complete it and return it as soon as possible. They will be expected to provide medical, dental, disability, financial, and other personal information used to determine their eligibility for the DDS program. The patients must be:
1) Disabled, elderly, or medically compromised and unable to afford comprehensive dental care.
2) Have severe dental need. Patients are not referred for check ups or teeth cleaning or any other routine care alone.
If accepted the patient will be placed on the waiting list for their area. They do have a long waiting list at this time so please be patient. All providers are volunteers and work at their pace. Once the patients application comes to the top of the waiting list for their area, the Referral Coordinators will attempt to match them with a volunteer dentist. The dentist will see the prospective patient for a consultation and then decide whether or not to accept the patient for donated treatment. If the dentist feels that the referral is appropriate for DDS services, a treatment plan is devised and dentist will then begin treating the patient.
