Donated Dental Services (DDS) is a collaborative, direct way that the dental profession reaches out to people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically at-risk and cannot afford dental care. DDS is a program of Dental Lifeline Network – New Jersey. With more than 700 volunteer dentists, it is one of the largest DDS programs in the United States. 

Participation is easy. Volunteer dentists treat the patients in their own offices and on their own schedules. A DDS Coordinator screens and matches patients with dentists. Volunteer dentists choose to see or decline any patient, determine their own treatment plan and are not responsible for lab costs. The Coordinator arranges for assistance from laboratories and specialists and handles all paperwork.

Applicants must have no means to afford dental care and must meet ONE of the following criteria: 

• Over 65 years of age
• Permanently disabled
• Need medically necessary dental care

What to expect? 

• Volunteers provide comprehensive treatment to eligible patients 
• Volunteers do not provide emergency services
• Volunteers do not provide cosmetic treatment

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults Seniors
Health Services	Medical Dental
Areas Served	Atlantic County Bergen County Burlington County Camden County Cape May County Cumberland County Essex County Gloucester County Hudson County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Monmouth County Morris County Passaic County Salem County Somerset County Sussex County Union County Warren County

Last Updated: 04/27/24