UB Partners With TeamSmile, Buffalo Bills to Provide Free Dental Care Event

More than 240 Western New York elementary school students will receive free dental care while visiting with Billy, the Buffalo Bills mascot, for a half-day event on Tuesday, May 14, at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is partnering with TeamSmile, a Kansas City, Mo.-based nonprofit organization that pairs oral health professionals with professional athletic organizations to provide dental care to underserved children in communities across the country.

Eight faculty members from UB’s dental school and 25 dental students, along with residents in advanced education in pediatric dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry and the Erie County Medical Center, will provide care to the young patients in 13 treatment units and 16 hygiene units. This includes dental checks, cleanings, fluoride treatments, X-rays and, in some cases, teeth fillings or ex tractions at no cost to the children.

The children will arrive by bus from seven schools in Buffalo and the Southtowns.