Children's Dental Clinic

What Children's Dental Clinic does

Children's Dental Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community dental clinic headquartered in Paoli, Pennsylvania, that provides free and low-cost preventive and restorative dental care, including orthodontic services, to eligible children. Eligibility is determined by free and reduced lunch program criteria and school counselor recommendations, with services coordinated through school nurses across 17 schools in the Tredyffrin/Easttown and Great Valley school districts. The clinic was founded in 1946 by Hobson C. Wagner, then Superintendent of Schools of the Paoli Area School District, with assistance from Mrs. John C. Russell and other community members, to address unmet pediatric dental need among low-income families.

The clinic operates a volunteer-dependent delivery model staffed by a Clinic Dentist (Dr. Bernie Logan, since 1994), a Clinic Supervisor (Caroline Sweeney, since 2004), a Clinic Dental Assistant (Ella Secchi), an Executive Board, Directors, an Advisory Board, school representatives, and general volunteers. Clinical operations are housed at Great Valley Middle School, space provided by Great Valley School District and Superintendent Dr. Dan Goffredo. Local dentists and orthodontists donate time and resources, and the clinic coordinates with the Give Kids A Smile program (co-chaired by Dr. Logan since 2003), Community Volunteers in Medicine, Head Start, and Public Citizens for Children and Youth to extend its regional dental safety net.

The business model is donation-driven rather than commercial. Revenue is sourced from local dentists, residents, service organizations, PTOs, school districts, and community fundraising events, supplemented by Venmo and credit card online donations. Services are provided at no or reduced cost. The clinic does not generate revenue from fees at scale, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, and operates as a single-site community service rather than a multi-location or technology-platform enterprise.

Name

Children's Dental Clinic

Legal name

The Children's Dental Clinic

Website

https://kidsdentalclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children's Dental Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Paoli, Pennsylvania that provides free and low-cost preventive and restorative dental care to eligible children in the Tredyffrin/Easttown and Great Valley school districts, funded by community donations and volunteer providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Dental Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile/School-Based Pediatric Dental Clinics (HLABAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Preventive & Wellness Pediatric Dentistry (Cleanings/Fluoride/Sealants) (HLABAGAA)

Keywords

• Pediatric dental care
• Nonprofit dental clinic
• Preventive dental services
• Restorative dental treatment
• Community dental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Paoli

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The clinic is funded through donations from local dentists, residents, service organizations, PTOs, school districts, and community fundraising events. Services are provided free or at low cost to eligible families based on free and reduced lunch program criteria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Children's Dental Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dental clinic that provides free and low-cost preventive and restorative dental care to eligible children in the Tredyffrin/Easttown and Great Valley school districts of Pennsylvania. Services include dental examinations, cleanings, restorative treatments, and orthodontic care delivered by volunteer dentists and orthodontists. The clinic operates within a school setting and is funded through community donations and fundraising.

Product overview

Children's Dental Clinic is a non-profit dental clinic that provides preventive and restorative dental care services. The clinic operates as a single service offering focused on free and low-cost dental treatment for eligible children in the Tredyffrin-Easttown and Great Valley school districts in Pennsylvania. Services include dental examinations, cleanings, restorative treatments, and orthodontic referrals. Families access services through a Health History Form process coordinated with school nurses and counselors. The clinic relies on volunteer dentists, dental assistants, and community support rather than offering distinct product modules or a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preventive Dental Care

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Give Kids A Smile Program (Local Society)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Dr. Bernie Logan has served as co-chair of her local society's Give Kids A Smile program since its inception in 2003. The program has grown to three annual treatment events providing a dental safety net for indigent children in three counties.
• Community Volunteers in MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity clinic in West Chester, Pennsylvania that Dr. Logan connected with through the Give Kids A Smile program, expanding the dental safety net network.
• Head StartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly childhood program connected through Dr. Logan's Give Kids A Smile program networking efforts.
• Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy organization connected through Dr. Logan's Give Kids A Smile program networking efforts.
• Area School HygienistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool dental hygienists connected through Dr. Logan's Give Kids A Smile program networking efforts.
• Tredyffrin/Easttown School DistrictcoreOthersOne of two school districts the clinic serves. Provides access to students through school nurse and counselor referrals. The district supports the clinic's mission.
• Great Valley School DistrictcoreOthersProvides space at Great Valley Middle School for clinic operations. Dr. Dan Goffredo, superintendent, has been supportive and accommodating. One of two school districts the clinic serves.
• Local Dentists (Donors)coreOthersLocal dentists generously donate their time, expertise, and resources to provide dental care to the community.
• Local Orthodontists (Volunteers)coreOthersLocal orthodontists generously donate their time, expertise, and resources to provide orthodontic care to community children.
• Service OrganizationsminorOthersCommunity service organizations that donate funds and support to the clinic's operations.
• PTOs (Parent-Teacher Organizations)minorOthersParent-teacher organizations that support the clinic through fundraising and community engagement.
• Local ResidentsminorOthersCommunity residents who contribute donations to support clinic operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM): Community clinic in West Chester, Pennsylvania that Dr. Logan partnered with through the Give Kids A Smile program. Operates a similar volunteer-driven nonprofit medical/dental model serving uninsured and underinsured residents in the same region.
• Pennsylvania Mission of Mercy: Pennsylvania Dental Association Foundation's volunteer-driven safety-net dental program providing free care to underserved populations across the state. Operates the same volunteer-dentist, donation-funded model targeted at low-income patients.
• America's ToothFairy: National Children's Oral Health Foundation: National nonprofit focused on expanding access to children's oral health care for underserved communities. Comparable mission and nonprofit funding model centered on pediatric dental access for low-income children.
• Smile Programs (mobile school-based dental): Operates school-based dental programs delivering preventive and restorative care directly to children in schools. Closely aligned with the Children's Dental Clinic's school-based delivery model and pediatric dental focus.
• Apple Tree Dental: Nonprofit community dental organization providing care to underserved populations across multiple sites, including children and people with disabilities. Comparable nonprofit, multi-site, mission-driven operating model.
• Sonrisas Dental Health: Nonprofit community dental clinic on the San Francisco Peninsula serving low-income children and adults with sliding-fee and grant-funded care. Similar nonprofit, donation-funded, safety-net pediatric dental model.
• Big Smiles (school-based dental): School-based dental program providing preventive and restorative services to children in schools, accepting Medicaid and private insurance. Closely aligned with CDC's school-based pediatric dental delivery model.
• Dental Lifeline Network: National nonprofit providing donated dental services to vulnerable populations including low-income children through a volunteer-dentist network. Highly comparable volunteer-driven, donation-funded, safety-net dental model.

Broad incumbents

• Benevis (Kool Smiles / SmileDirectClub-affiliated practices): Multi-state dental group practice operator with a heavy focus on pediatric patients and Medicaid acceptance. Larger incumbent serving a similar underserved pediatric population, but via a multi-site for-profit group practice model rather than a nonprofit school-based clinic.
• Aspen Dental: Large multi-state dental support organization that serves a broad patient base including Medicaid and uninsured patients. Much broader portfolio and geographic scale; overlaps with CDC's patient population but operates as a for-profit group practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/childrensdentalclinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-childrens-dental-clinic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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