What Help A Child Smile does

Help A Child Smile is a Georgia-based, privately held dental services company that delivers preventive and restorative dental care directly to children inside their schools. Founded in 1993, the company has operated its in-school dental program since 2002 and uses portable dental equipment to convert classrooms, auditoriums, and gyms into temporary dental offices for the day. Services include oral exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, x-rays, fillings, pulpotomies, crowns, and simple extractions, delivered by state-licensed local dentists, hygienists, and assistants.

The company's core technology is its portable mobile dental clinic platform, which enables full-service dental delivery without requiring children or families to travel to a traditional office. A complementary online enrollment portal (myschooldentist.com) allows parents to register their children and complete permission workflows digitally. Help A Child Smile's business model is primarily transaction-based, with revenue generated from Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids reimbursements, private insurance billing, and affordable self-pay options for uninsured families. The program is provided at no cost to schools and at no cost to families covered by Medicaid or PeachCare. As of the most recent reporting, the company serves 8,065 school partners across 125 school systems (primarily in Georgia and the Southeastern US), has served 373,050 children cumulatively, and provided $3,932,316 in charity care in 2025 alone. Its primary customer segments are K-12 school districts, parents/guardians of school-aged children, and underserved Medicaid-eligible children who face transportation, scheduling, and financial barriers to traditional dental care.

Name

Help A Child Smile

Legal name

Help A Child Smile

Website

https://hcsga.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Help A Child Smile delivers in-school preventive and restorative dental care to underserved children in Georgia and the Southeastern US using portable mobile clinics, billing Medicaid, PeachCare, and private insurance at no cost to schools or families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School-Based Pediatric Dental Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile/School-Based Pediatric Dental Clinics (HLABAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

School/Community-Based Preventive Dental Programs (HLABAHAM), Pediatric Restorative Dentistry (Fillings/Crowns/Pulp Therapy) (HLABAGAB)

Keywords

• School dental services
• Mobile dental clinics
• Pediatric preventive dentistry
• In-school dental programs
• Medicaid dental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Conyers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medicaid Reimbursement: Revenue generated from Medicaid reimbursements for dental services provided to eligible children. Services are provided at no cost to families covered by Medicaid.
2. PeachCare for Kids Reimbursement: Revenue from PeachCare for Kids insurance plans covering dental treatment for enrolled children at no cost to families.
3. Private Insurance Billing: Private insurance accepted; almost always pays for 100% of treatment with no cost to parents.
4. Self-Pay Option: Affordable self-pay option available for families without insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Help A Child Smile delivers preventive and restorative dental care directly inside K-12 schools in Georgia by deploying state-of-the-art portable dental equipment that transforms classrooms, auditoriums, or gyms into temporary dental offices for the day. Services include oral exams, cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, fillings, pulpotomies, and simple extractions, provided at no cost to schools and at no cost to families covered by Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids.

Product overview

Help A Child Smile is a single unified in-school dental care program that provides preventive and restorative dental services to children directly at their schools. The core offering is the mobile dental office setup, where licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants provide care on-site. A complementary online enrollment portal (myschooldentist.com) enables parents to register their children for services. Services include complete oral exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, x-rays, fillings, simple extractions, and pulpotomies, all delivered at no cost to families with Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Help A Child Smile In-School Dental Program A turnkey in-school dental program that deploys state-of-the-art portable dental equipment into classrooms, auditoriums, or gyms to create a temporary dental office for the day. Licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants deliver complete oral exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, x-rays, fillings, pulpotomies, and simple extractions to children ages 2-18. Services are provided at no cost to schools and at no cost to families covered by Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids; private insurance is accepted and a self-pay option is available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 373,050 children served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Dental AssociationcoreOthersThe American Dental Association has endorsed school-based dental care and mobile dental services. The ADA recognizes that school-based oral health programs can play an important role in preventing and controlling dental caries in children and can assist in the referral of patients to establish a dental home.
• MedicaidcoreOthersGovernment health insurance program that covers dental services for eligible children at no cost to families. Only 20% of dental professionals provide Medicaid care, making this partnership critical for reaching underserved children.
• PeachCare for KidscoreOthersGeorgia's state children's health insurance program that covers dental services. Help A Child Smile accepts PeachCare for Kids, providing care at no cost to enrolled children.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Dental: National DSO with a large network of owned dental offices and a managed-care orientation. Comparable as a broad incumbent in dental services delivery, though it does not specialize in the school-mobile niche.
• Benevis: DSO focused on Medicaid and underserved populations, historically operating the Kool Smiles brand. Comparable because of its Medicaid-heavy payer mix and pediatric focus, even though it operates brick-and-mortar offices rather than mobile clinics.
• Pacific Dental Services: Large DSO supporting dental practices across the US. Relevant as a broad incumbent that could acquire or partner with school-mobile operators to extend Medicaid and pediatric exposure.
• Heartland Dental: One of the largest dental support organizations (DSOs) in the US, supporting hundreds of affiliated offices. While not a school-mobile specialist, it represents the broader dental services incumbent landscape and potential acquirer of school-channel platforms.

Direct peers

• Big Smiles: School-based mobile dental provider delivering preventive and restorative care to children in K-12 schools. Operates with the same portable-equipment, in-school delivery model and similar Medicaid/insurance reimbursement structure.
• Mobile Dentists (Mobile Dental Care): National mobile dental services provider serving schools and underserved communities with portable clinics. HACS's jobs and compliance contacts use the mobiledentists.com domain, indicating shared infrastructure with this direct peer.
• Smile Programs: National operator of in-school mobile dental programs using portable equipment to deliver preventive and restorative care to children. Closely comparable business model, customer base (K-12 districts), and payer mix (Medicaid-focused). The HACS website itself references the smileprograms.com jobs portal, indicating operational overlap.
• Reachout Healthcare America: Operates mobile school-based dental and healthcare programs serving underserved K-12 populations. HACS's branded video file references 'Reachout-Healthcare-Help-a-Child-Smile,' and its compliance email is hosted at mobiledentists.com, suggesting close operational affiliation or sister-brand relationship.
• School Smiles Dental: Provides preventive dental care in schools using portable equipment targeting Medicaid-eligible children. Operates a comparable in-school distribution model in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic US.

Others

• SmileDirectClub: Consumer orthodontics company. Not a direct competitor but operates adjacent to the pediatric dental consumer channel and signals broader market interest in accessible dental care models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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