Applicants must have no means to afford dental care and must meet ONE of the following criteria:
What to expect?
Due to lengthy waitlists, new applications are NOT being accepted from the following counties. If your county is listed, we cannot accept your application at this time.
If you have documentation from a physician stating that you cannot receive essential medical treatment due to your dental condition you can apply for the program even if your county is closed.
If you are a veteran who meets the qualifications above, please apply to the program by clicking the button below. Even if your county is closed, you may still apply.
Chicago:
Dina Anbar, DDS Coordinator
773.389.6252
847.498.0394 (fax)
danbar@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Chicago
560 W. Lake Street, 114E
Chicago, IL 60661
Rest of State:
Lisa Williamson, DDS Coordinator
309.691.5938
309.740.0803 (fax)
lwilliamson@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Illinois
PO Box 10342
Peoria, IL 61612
741
Volunteer Dentists in Illinois
174
Volunteer Laboratories in Illinois
$26.8M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Illinois
7,659
Patients treated in Illinois since 1990
Sharon J. Perlman, DDS, MPH
President
Denise Hale, DDS
Vice President
Joanne Oppenheim, DDS
Secretary
Michael Westberg
Treasurer
Susan Bishop, DMD
Past President
Kent Baker
Jeffrey Chandler, DDS
Jason C. Guerrero, DDS, MS
Mike Higgins, DDS
Frank Maggio, DDS
Paul Landman, DDS
Rex Plamann
Phil Schefke, DDS
Rebecca J.Testa, DDS, MS
Victoria A. Ursitti, DMD
Stacey K. Van Scoyoc, DDS
Illinois State Dental Society and its Foundation
Anonymous
Helen Brach Foundation
George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities
Foundation for Health Enhancement
Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation – Bank of America N.A. Trustee
Illinois Department of Public Health
“She is so thankful for her new smile and teeth to help her eat better! She can’t wait to have a steak!”
–Dr. Michael Hiner, Illinois DLN Volunteer with his DLN patient, Sadie