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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Health
Mission: The organization's primary exempt purpose is to teach children simple, inexpensive dental care in order to prevent future infection of their whole bodies.
Programs: In order to teach simple, inexpensive dental care for children, a two-fold program has been developed, the art training school and the six year molar focus. The art training school is conducted in lilongwe, malawi and jinotega, nicaragua. The school trains students in basic dental care to be provided to children. The six year molar focus is the program used by the school's graduates to teach children dental hygiene and provide treatments such as fillings, sealants and fluoride varnish. Thousands of children have been screened, taught and treated successfully.