Our Mission

New Life Smile is a non-profit organization, dedicated to helping the underprivileged, overcome the disadvantages of a socially unacceptable smile. We accomplish this by providing selected applicants with access and funding to affordable, non-invasive smile makeover services - removing a significant barrier and allowing them the ability to advance their lives, personally, socially, and financially.

The Challenge


In America today, the circumstances people are born into predict the opportunities they will have in life. Our dental care system was not designed to enable everyone to realize their smile potential or achieve the smile of their dreams.

40M

people in the U.S. live below the poverty line

1 in 4

people in the U.S. do not have dental insurance

28%

people in the U.S. say their smile hinders job and relationship opportunities

New Life Smile provides opportunity

The Opportunity


While no single solution is enough to bring about an equitable and excellent smiles for everyone, New Life Smile has learned that dramatic change is possible for those who want it. Lasting change starts with a smile, changing the way people see themselves which allows them to gain confidence and new opportunities never available to them before.

Our Approach


New Life Smile finds candidates with massive potential who commit to changing their lives, beginning with their smile. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with dentists in their area, smile specialists go beyond traditional dental methods to transform the smile and personal growth of their clients. Our smile specialists desire to help people fuels a commitment to their success and shapes the trajectory of their new lives and careers.

New Life Smile recipient Brittany G.

We are locally rooted and internationally connected.

Smile Specialists work in partnership with dentists from rural and urban communities across the country and around the world.

New Life Smile is providing smiles worldwide

300K

throughout the world

3.5K

partners working with local clients

Millions

of lives impacted by transformed smiles

Impacting Lives & Communities


Since 1997, partners with New Life Smile have impacted millions of lives through changing smiles, many of them referring friends and family within their own communities. Eight out of 10 clients continue to refer New Life Smile or their partners and continue to impact communities where our clients and their families live.

Impacting the World - One Smile at a Time

Our Impact

Our Worldwide Smile Impact

Expanding Smile Opportunities in Houston

Our Impact

Expanding Smile Opportunities in Houston

Family Impact of a New Smile in South Dakota

Our Impact

Family Impact of a New Life Smile in South Dakota

In communities around the world, New Life Smile clients are helping expand access and offer new opportunities for people. As a collective smile specialists, clients, local entrepreneurs, dentists, and community members — we are committed to profound systemic change so that our smiles can create a better world for each individual and for the world as a whole.


Become part of New Life Smile's mission, and discover what’s possible.