ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant
Supported by Colgate, the ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant promotes preventive oral care at the local level. Deadline for submissions - 1st February each year.
The ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant serves to promote preventive oral care at the local level. It was launched in 2016 with the support of the Colgate-Palmolive Company. The grant supports ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø member National Dental Associations (NDAs) that are making a difference in oral health outcomes through innovative and sustainable community outreach projects in their countries.
The CHF 5,000 grant recognizes member National Dental Associations (NDAs) that are making a difference in oral health through innovative and sustainable community outreach projects in their countries.
The ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant is open to any ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Regular or Associate member. It is designed to reward projects that have been actively rolled out for at least one year and that will continue for at least one year more. Eligible projects may address any oral health issue and/or disease, with a strong focus on oral health education and oral health prevention and promotion.
The award is given to two applicants for their original projects. Applications must be submitted by the 1st February each year, and the Awards Ceremony takes place during the General Assembly at the ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø World Dental Congress. Applications are accepted year-round.
Eligible applications can address all oral health issues and diseases, with a strong focus on:
- Expected educational and prevention outcomes on the project
- Project’s outreach and community benefits
- Involvement of key stakeholders
- Sustainable outcomes
All projects should be funded by a member NDA and/or another not-for-profit organization/institution, government and/or Colgate. Projects supported by other ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø corporate partners are not eligible.
To ensure fairness and encourage broader participation, National Dental Associations (NDAs) that have received the ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant Award within the past two years are not eligible to apply for this year’s award.
Applicants may consult the list of previous winners here for reference.
Applications are open
The submission deadline is on 01 February 2027.
The 2026 Smile Grant Award ceremony took place during ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø’s General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic.
The two winners were:
The Philippine Dental Association La Union Chapter’s Little Doctors Programme
The Australian Dental Association Dental Health Foundation
The 2025 Smile Grant Award ceremony took place during ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø’s General Assembly in Shanghai, China. The two winners were:
The 2024 Smile Grant Award ceremony took place during ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø’s General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey. The two winners were::
The 2023 Smile Grant Award ceremony took place during ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø’s General Assembly in Sydney, Australia. The two winners were::
The 2022 Smile Grant winners received their awards at ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø’s General Assembly that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 20 September. The two winners were::
The 2021 ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Smile Grant winners were presented with their awards, through a special online ceremony, on 22 November.
- Stomatological (Dental) Association of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Philippines Dental Association
- Cambodia Dental Association - Healthy Kids Cambodia
- Croatian Dental Society - Supervised toothbrushing in primary schools and kindergartens
The winners of the fourth edition were the Estonia Dental Association (pictured above with ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø President Elect Prof. Ihsane Ben Yahya and ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø President (2017-2019) Dr Kathryn Kell at the ADA ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø World Dental Congress 2019 in San Francisco, USA) and the Palestine Dental Association.
Read our ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø News stories profiling each winner:
The winners of the third edition were the New Zealand Dental Association (pictured left) and the Indian Dental Association (pictured right). The awards were presented at the 2018 ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø World Dental Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina (5–9 September 2018).
The winners of the second edition were the Argentinian Dental Association and the Slovenian Dental Association. The awards were presented at the 2017 ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø World Dental Congress in Madrid, Spain (29 August–1 September 2017).
The winners of the first edition were the Palestinian Dental Association and the Cambodian Dental Association. The awards were presented at the 2016 ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Annual World Dental Congress in PoznaÅ„, Poland (7-10 September 2016).