Give the Gift of a Smile this Holiday Season.
This isn’t just about teeth. It’s about dignity, health, and hope.
For far too many lower-income adults, a trip to the dentist is nearly impossible. Unemployment, lack of insurance, and even just the commute to the nearest clinic mean dental care for many adults is often unimaginable. And the consequences often lead to life-threatening health issues.
Untreated dental issues don’t just take away someone’s smile—they increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other critical conditions. By age 65, nearly 40% of adults who live on approximately $15,000 a year have already lost every one of their natural teeth.
Wake Smiles is more than a clinic — it’s Where Care Lives. It’s a space where people are seen, a system where compassion grows, and a steady bridge between pain and possibility.
Together, we’re working to raise $65,000 to meet rising needs across Wake County, with care that’s urgent, preventive, and restorative.
Welcome more neighbors into care—with empathy and excellence
Provide critical services that prevent ER visits and long-term health issues
Expand capacity through new operatories, evening hours, and stronger partnerships
Sustain a model rooted in compassion, equity, and community
When you give, you do more than fund care. You help create a place where it lives—and where hope begins.
$75
Cover an urgent exam and X-rays for a neighbor in pain
$150
Stop infection with a filling or extraction
$300
Restore someone’s ability to eat, speak, and smile with confidence
$500
Provide full treatment for a patient — care that transforms health and opens doors to new opportunities
Meet Diane
When Diane first walked into Wake Smiles, she felt deep shame about her smile and had very little self-confidence. She often covered her mouth when speaking, her anxiety heightened by the fear of being judged. But with long-term care, encouragement, and the compassion of the Wake Smiles team, Diane began to change. Major dental treatment restored her health, and slowly, she found the courage to lower her hand and show her smile again. She was overjoyed to learn that her treatment would be completed by Christmas, a gift she had long thought impossible.
In the years that followed, Diane lived with renewed confidence and far less anxiety, a transformation that touched not just her life, but the lives of those who loved her. When she eventually passed away, it was her sister who picked up the phone—not to call distant relatives or friends first, but to call Wake Smiles. That moment revealed the depth of the bond Diane had formed with her care team.
Diane’s story reminds us that Wake Smiles is more than a clinic. It is a community—a family—that walks with patients through their most vulnerable moments, offering not only medical treatment but also dignity, belonging, and lasting connection.
This holiday season, you can give the gift of hope to people like Diane. Your support can transform lives, providing the gift of health and confidence to those in need.
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