Call For Volunteers

Chicago Dental Society Foundation
The CDS Foundation is looking for volunteers from the dental community who want to give back to the community. The CDS Foundation seeks volunteers for committee appointments, assistance with special events and advisory committees.

312.836.7301, CDS Foundation

Smiles Change Lives
National nonprofit that matches volunteer orthodontists with children of low-income families. Families must meet eligibility requirements, fill out an application and undergo a screening process to be considered for the program.

888.900.3554, www.smileschangelives.org

Volunteer Dentists and Dental Hygienists Needed

• Opportunity to provide general/preventative dental services (cleanings, exams, simple extractions, etc.) to our patients
• Liability – all of our providers operate under the Illinois Good Samaritan Act which exempts medical professionals from civil liability when services are performed without compensation in a free clinic setting.
• Flexible scheduling – the clinic is open six days a week including some evenings and Saturday mornings. Volunteers can commit to as little as one four-hour clinic per month on a monthly basis.
• Must be licensed in Illinois

Interested licensed providers: Find more information and an application here.
Volunteer Dental Assistants needed Learn more

• Opportunity to assist with general dental services (X-rays, instrument preparation, etc)
• Flexible scheduling: the clinic is open six days a week including some evenings and Saturday mornings. Volunteers can commit to as little as two, four-hour shifts per month on a monthly basis.
• Certification preferred but not required; will consider applicants who have completed an accredited dental assistant course or have considerable experience.

Licensed providers are asked to fill out an application, while clinic volunteers (dental assistants) are asked to sign up for an info session.

Contact: Cate Ettinger, Education and Engagement Associate.

Northwest Community Hospital Mobile Dental Clinic
800 W. Central Rd.; Arlington Heights, IL 60005; 847.618.5573

Volunteers:
We are reaching out to our fellow dentists, hygienists, and specialists to volunteer by providing direct patient care in our clinic. You can also help by accepting referrals for patients who require dental work beyond the clinic’s scope of service.

Please email Ahmed El-Maghraby for more information.
Donations accepted.

Goldie’s Place
Licensed dentists and hygienists are needed to volunteer in this free clinic for homeless adults. Services include fillings, root canal therapy, scaling and root planing, extractions, and prophy and oral hygiene instruction, as well as 20 free denture cases per year. This clinic is run in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. Donations of supplies are also accepted.

5705 N. Lincoln Ave.; Chicago, IL 60659

Volunteers:
Contact Zohra Metalwala (“Dr. Z”), Staff Dentist, at 773.271.1212; www.goldiesplace.org

Core Center for HIV and AIDS
2020 W. Harrison; Chicago, IL 60612;
312.572.4500

Volunteers: Call the number listed above.
Donations accepted.

West Town Clinic
2418 W. Division St.; Chicago, IL 60622;

Volunteers:
Please call 312.413.4800

Cicero Dental Clinic
4937 W. 25th St.; Cicero, IL 60804;
708.222.4629

Volunteers:
Please call office director Carol Guido at the number listed above. Clinic also has openings for part-time employees. Donations accepted.

Dental Lifeline Network – Illinois
P.O. Box 211; Northbrook, IL 60065;
800.893.1685

Volunteers:
Please call number listed above. Donations accepted.

CDS Foundation Clinic
416 E. Roosevelt Rd., Suite 102; Wheaton, IL 60187;

630.260.8530;
www.cdsfound.org
The CDS Foundation Dental Clinic is looking for volunteers from the dental community who want to give back to the community by volunteering to serve patients at the dental clinic in Wheaton. Call 630.260.8530.