Kids in Need of Dentistry

Kids in Need of Dentistry is a Colorado-based nonprofit oral healthcare organization that provides low-cost and no-cost dental services to children and adolescents. Operating under the abbreviation KIND, the organization delivers preventive and restorative dental care, orthodontic services, and school-based mobile prevention programs for underserved pediatric populations, including children covered by Medicaid and CHP+. Founded in 1912, KIND focuses on eliminating dental disease through treatment and education, with an emphasis on culturally responsive care and health equity. Its service model includes fixed-site oral health centers, school partnerships through its Chopper Topper mobile program, and community-centered oral health outreach rather than a drug-development pipeline.