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Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  1. How do I identify children for my Give Kids A Smile®
    (GKAS) event
    ?
  2. What if I want to participate, but the February 5 national
    GKAS date does not work out for me
    ?
  3. What liability and risk management considerations should be contemplated for a GKAS program?
  4. May I use the GKAS logo?
  5. Whom do I contact if I want to participate with a GKAS program in my state?
  6. How can the public find out about programs in their state?
  7. What are the sign-up dates for requesting products?
  8. When will I know the quantity and type of products (or when will the product be confirmed/denied)?
  9. When can I expect shipment of products?
  10. Whom do I contact if I do not receive my free products by the week of January 11, 2010? ?
  11. I missed the November 13, 2009 deadline for requesting free products. Can I still get them?
  12. I'm in a foreign country; can I participate and receive free products?
  13. Additional Questions
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1. How do I identify children for my Give Kids A Smile® GKAS event?

Please go to the GKAS Program Planning Toolbox.

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2. What if I want to participate, but the February 6 national GKAS date does not work out for me?

You may select another date. After your event please update your statistics at www.ada.org/goto/gkas.

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3. What liability and risk management considerations should be contemplated for a GKAS program?

Please go to the GKAS Program Planning Toolbox.

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4. May I use the GKAS logo?

The Give Kids A Smile logo is readily available to dental societies for their use in promoting local events. If you are a dental society staffer, go to the Dental Society Resources Web site.

If you are serving as a chairperson of a local event and need the GKAS logo for a banner, handout or mailing that promotes the Give Kids A Smile event, please complete the request form below and e-mail it to gkas@ada.org. We will review and respond to your request as quickly as possible.

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5. Whom do I contact if I want to participate with a GKAS program in my state?

Please contact your State Dental Society or e-mail gkas@ada.org.

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6. How can the public find out about programs in their state?

They can contact their local dental society and/or state dental society or visit http://givekidsasmile.ada.org Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled..

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7. What are the sign-up dates for requesting products?

Product requests will be taken from October 1–November 13, 2009. Go to the Sponsors and Products page to learn more about products available.

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8. When will I know the quantity and type of products I will receive (or when will the product be confirmed/denied)?

A list of product recipients will be posted December 1, 2009. Please check the list on the Sponsor page.

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9. When can I expect shipment of products?

You should receive products by the week of January 11, 2010.

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10. Whom do I contact if I do not receive my free products by the week of January 11, 2010?

E-mail us at gkas@ada.org.

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11. I missed the November 13, 2009 deadline for requesting free products. Can I still get them?

November 13 is the deadline for requesting free kits for Give Kids A Smile. This cutoff is necessary due to shipping requirements. We hope you will be among the first next year to submit your request for free products from our sponsors.

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12. I'm in a foreign country; can I participate and receive free products?

You may participate; however, you will not be able to receive products from our corporate sponsors.

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13. Additional Questions

Please direct any questions you may still have to gkas@ada.org.

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