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The Potters’ Smile is a 501c3 tax exempt non-profit organization dedicated to educating individuals with Sickle Cell Disease about the importance of maintaining good dental health. With your support, we will provide dental education and access to dental treatment. Enhancing the smiles of those with Sickle Cell Disease and their overall dental health will enhance their quality of life. “A beautiful smile is the essence of the soul!”
The goal of the organization is to promote basic and translational research necessary in the dental community and support initiatives to increase community participation in dental research and dental treatment for the Sickle Cell Community. Basic and clinical dental research efforts are important to expanding the knowledge of how Sickle Cell Disease and the Sickle Cell Trait affects the dental and the pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Disease. This knowledge will help to ensure awareness and proper dental treatment for patients with Sickle Cell Disease and the Sickle Cell Trait.
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