06/01/2026
Four years ago, we opened a single clinic in downtown Durham with a focused mission: provide complex restorative dentistry to patients who couldn't otherwise access it.
This year, we crossed $15.8 million in cumulative donated dentistry.
3,570 unique patients. Thousands of procedures. Hundreds of dentures fitted. Hundreds of implants placed. People who walked into our clinic after years of avoiding dental care and walked out with their first comprehensive exam in a decade, sometimes longer.
What started as a small Durham clinic has become an organization serving patients from 78 of North Carolina's 100 counties, while training the next generation of dentists from across the country.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing what four years of this work has actually looked like: the patients, the partners, the team, and the model that made it possible.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey so far.
Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/localstart-4years
