Project Successes

The effort to improve access to dental care and oral health in Champaign County is a community effort that began in earnest in 2001. The Smile Healthy! project, which began in the fall of 2002, is an extension of this effort. Some of the project’s successes are summarized below.

Miles of Smiles at Rantoul Dental Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
50 more kids receive dental screenings during the Smile Healthy! Dental Fair in Rantoul. (More)

Thursday, October 31, 2002
Lisa Bell coordinates a program providing free dental care for more than 700 low-income children. (More)

"Smile Healthy!" Project Targets Dental Care Access and Oral Health
Thursday, October 31, 2002
"Smile Healthy!" Project Targets Dental Care Access and Oral Health (More)

Smile Healthy is a collaboration between WILL-AM 580, WBCP-AM 1580 and Champaign County Health Care Consumers. Smile Healthy is underwritten by Sound Partners for Community Health - a program of the Benton Foundation, funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is dedicated to improving health and health care for all Americans.

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