Give Back A Smile's Mission

The Give Back A Smile™ program  is dedicated to providing cosmetic dental care at no cost to all survivors of domestic violence. We do this by:
 

• Raising awareness of domestic violence
• Providing volunteer members of the AACD the opportunity to give back to the community; and
• Giving survivors hope for a better tomorrow.

Vision Statement
Restore a smile, restore a life.

The Life of a GBAS Case

1. A survivor calls the GBAS, 800-773-4227, for an application.
2. The application is received by the survivor, filled out with the assistance of a domestic violence counselor and returned to GBAS for review.
3. When a dentist agrees to take the case, a letter is sent to the survivor with the volunteer's contact information listed. It is the survivor's responsibility to call to set up the consultation.
4. The dentist makes sure that the survivor qualifies according to the guidelines that were sent earlier at the consultation. If not, the case is closed by GBAS.
5. The dentist determines eligibility. If eligible the dentist will develop a treatment plan.
6. If/when lab assistance is needed, the coordinator will give contact information for a lab that will donate the work. The original “GBAS Donated Lab Work” form that is sent with the case needs to be sent to ANY lab that is donating the work.
7. When the case is complete, fill out the final report and send to GBAS and the case is recorded as complete.