Mission 

To make good oral health attainable and affordable to any member of our community, by providing consumer advocacy, oral health education and preventive dental services—to achieve and sustain healthy people and healthy communities.


History

• 2003—Registered dental hygienists, Kate Mills and Nan Bucklin-Hawkes, form Washington State Smile Partners (WSSP).

• 2004 to 2006—WSSP achieves non-profit status and expands its in-school program to schools in Kitsap County, Federal Way, Seattle and King County. Service is also provided at the preschool level including Head Start and ECEAP preschools.

• 2007—WSSP initiates Smiles for Life, providing oral health services to seniors at the Bainbridge Island Senior Center. It also starts Smart Smiles, a 2-year multi-county elementary school pilot program designed to document the impact of in-school preventive dental care.

• 2008—WSSP launches Mom and Me Cavity Free, a ground-breaking 2-year pilot program for pregnant women and babies at Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale.

• 2009 to 2011—WSSP continues to expand its program to new schools and preschools in south King County and Kitsap County and adds service during summer months to daycare centers.

Supporters

We are grateful for financial and material support from the following:

• Seattle Foundation
• United Way of Kitsap County
• Harrison Hospital

• National Children's Oral Health Foundation
• Group Health Community Access Fund
• City of Bainbridge Island, Health Housing and Human Services
• One Call for All
• Bainbridge Island Rotary
• Poulsbo Rotary
• University of Washington Oral Health Collaborative

• Helpline House

• City of Bainbridge Island

• Kitsap Health District

• Access to Baby and Child Dentistry

• Puget Sound Educational Service District

• Olympic Educational Service District

• Kitsap Community Resources

• North Kitsap School District
• Federal Way School District
• Tukwila School District
• Highline School District

• Bremerton School District

• Building the Bridge Coalition

• Public Health Seattle King County

• Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center

• Elder Friendly Communities

• Area Agency on Aging
• Senior Information and Assistance

• Oral Health America

• National Sealant Alliance

• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

• American Association of Public Health Dentistry

• Alliance of Dental Hygiene Practitioners

• American Dental Hygienists' Association

• Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association