28 Maine dentists from seven counties are restoring smiles of domestic abuse survivors Maine dentists have donated $102,000.00 worth of free, dignified and gold-standard procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through “Finding Our Smiles”, according to the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices which runs the program. Twenty-two Maine survivors have gotten their smiles back or are in the process of doing so in the 18-month-old program which also restores health and helps to rebuild lives.
The 28 providers include general dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, endodontists, and oral surgeons from York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Knox, Waldo, Kennebec, and Hancock counties, as well as dental labs from three states. “The outpouring of support for our program by Maine’s dental community is astounding,” said McLean. “Dentists are making room for women and child domestic abuse survivors in their full work schedules and often actually thanking us for the opportunity.
” McLean said most “Finding Our Smiles” providers also donate dental care through more general programs for low-income Mainers. McLean said “Finding Our Smiles” is one of the many innovative programs of the grassroots nonprofit “empowering our sister-survivors whose lives, health, and confidence have been shattered by physical, emotional, and financial abuse by the people most supposed to cherish us.” According to McLean, “Finding Our Smiles” provides cosmetic de.
