Word of Mouth

                 Did you know over 133 students drop out of school every school day and only 45% ofNevada’s high school students graduate? During this past year the Pacific Dental Services-affiliated offices in the Nevada Region under the Smile Generation have partnered with Communities in Schools of Southern Nevada [...]

Take 560 stone tiles painted for pathway, 200 volunteers, 160 – 80 lb bags of concrete, 125 cubic yards of mulch, 28 plants and bushes, 118 patients, 8 deck benches and planters, 4 planter benches and what do you get? One incredible day building a playground for Casa Ramona Academy in San Bernardino, CA in [...]

On Saturday, August 13, 2011, over 140 Smile Generation approved dentist offices and 1200 volunteers served their communities by participating in the first ever Smile Gen Serve Day. The dental offices provided pro-bono treatment to those in need – about 450 fillings, 332 extractions, over 150 CEREC single day visit dental restorations, and hundreds of [...]

Last May 7th, 2011, the Smile Generation participated in two Race for the Cure events – one in Sacramento and another in Southern Nevada. Our Smile Generation-affiliated offices sponsored Race for the Cure teams – recruiting members from our various dentists’ offices, family and friends in the Sacramento and Nevada areas. Susan G. Komen Race [...]

“So, is it a command or a request?” What? I was standing in line at the grocery store, double checking that I got everything that I came in to get. I must have had a very puzzled look on my face as I looked at the older gentleman in line ahead of me. He repeated, [...]

100 lives. In one day 33 brave people were able to save 100 lives for 30 minutes of their time. It’s incredible isn’t it? When you see the poster on the wall promoting the event or you recieve an e-mail in your inbox your first thought isn’t (at least mine isn’t) “man I can save 3 [...]

On February 5th, 2010 – PDS affiliated offices participated in the American Dental Association® (ADA) “Give Kids a Smile®” event to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Forty PDS-affiliated offices – in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs, United Way, local schools, churches and homeless shelters – provided a day of free [...]

*Video: smiles for haiti “I had previously donated to the Red Cross to help Haiti and then I saw a special segment on CNN and I knew I had to do more.” said San Clemente Owner Doctor Darin Reagan.   That’s exactly what Dr. Reagan and his team at San Clemente Dental Group did. The office [...]

On November 10th over 41 people volunteered to participate in the PDS Blood Drive. Not everyone who volunteered was able to donate, but we were able reach our goal and collect 35 good units and save up to 105 lives. It’s not always easy for every participant to give blood but the American Red Cross [...]

“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” -Lily Tomlin The Las Vegas region had plenty of somebodies; 30 to be exact. All ready to make a difference in their community. It was “Make a Difference Day” and the Las Vegas Region partnered with the Volunteer Center of [...]