Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services looking for volunteers

Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, Inc. is the Tulsa and eastern Oklahoma area dentists' charitable dental organization. Dentists practicing in Tulsa and the 918 area code region provide free dental services, preventive dental education, and oral health care materials to economically disadvantaged elderly residents, as well as the mentally or physically disabled. Volunteer participating dentists agree to provide dental services to qualified clients of EODDS at no charge. Patients are treated by appointment in the private dental office with the same courtesies and attention to quality as paying patients.

To qualify for the program, applicants must:
1. Live on Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income with no savings, CD's, or IRA's available to cover dental services; or
2. Qualify as "elderly" and be over the age of 65, living on Social Security with no savings, CD's or IRA's available to cover dental services.

In January 2008, EODDS was selected as a finalist in the Community Health Services category for the Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award. A total of 112 organizations were nominated for this year's award and the 27 finalists were selected by the ONE Awards Selection Commission as one of the three best among all similar nonprofits worthy of receiving this statewide acknowledgement of excellence in the nonprofit community. The George Kaiser family foundation sponsored EODDS.

EODDS was also recently given a special grant of $20,000 from Delta Dental to provide dentures or partial dentures to low-income clients, regardless of age.

EODDS is always looking for volunteer dentists in the 918 area code region to continue to aid them in their journey of helping the disadvantaged.

You may find out more about this organization by clicking here. Applicants may also download the application forms through the website under the eligibility link.

You may also contact EODDS at (918) 742-5544 or learn more by clicking here.