Making a Difference
To care for those in need is at the heart of the CDA Foundation. Through the generosity of countless volunteers and donors, we’re creating lasting change for California’s most vulnerable citizens. The Foundation is making an impact on health equity in our state through comprehensive and ongoing direct patient care, education, mental health and wellness, dental practice staffing pathways, and results-driven grants and awards.
CDA Cares
CDA Cares exemplifies the best of our dental community in action. We’re impacting lives, restoring dignity and creating smiles.
Wellness Program
Dentists receive confidential support for substance use disorder and mental health issues including burnout through CDA’s Wellness Program.
Over 30,000 Smiles
About five million Californians have no dental insurance (private or public). The California Dental Association and CDA Foundation host CDA Cares, a program that allows volunteer dentists, with the assistance of other dental professionals and community volunteers, to provide dental services at no charge.
CDA Foundation News
Webb Family Grant recipient Kelsey Sloane, DDS, cares for the underserved in her rural hometown
Article edited on 10/17/25 to update biographical information. Kelsey Sloane, DDS, has received the CDA Foundation’s Webb Family Grant for...
Dr. Mark Mintline, founding director of WesternU’s Oral Pathology Laboratory, receives 2025 Dugoni Faculty Award
“My aim is to train future health care providers to become excellent humanistic practitioners,” said Mintline.
Oral Health Equity Report released by CDA and its Foundation will guide policy, practice and public investment
The Oral Health Equity Report provides a framework to help strengthen patient care and guide investments in oral health equity.
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About The CDA Foundation
The California Dental Association Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.
Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Tax ID number: 68-0411536