EXCITED to announce Steve Higginbotham and Smile America Partners as Entrepreneur of the Year!! Much more to come for the organization as it continues to serve underserved children across America with the dental care they need. Scott Kalniz
Smile America Partners
Hospitals and Health Care
Farmington Hills, Michigan 1,933 followers
The need is great. The rewards are GREATER.
About us
Smile America Partners is the world’s leading Dental Service Organization (DSO) specializing in portable and mobile dentistry, working with dental practices that bring the care to the need. Our dedicated corporate staff support our field dental teams who serve underserved children by going directly to schools to provide dental care, freeing up the time they would spend on administrative tasks and allowing them to focus on the kids. We are immensely proud of the work we do and especially the hard work and dedication of our corporate teams. We employ energetic people in the following functions: • Billing • Insurance verification • Training • Data entry • Outreach • Customer relations • Call center • Recruitment • Senior management Join us in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Call or text us at 855-957-4375 or email [email protected]. You’ll be glad you did.
- Website
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http://smileamericapartners.com
External link for Smile America Partners
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Farmington Hills, Michigan
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1997
Locations
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Primary
33533 West Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331, US
Employees at Smile America Partners
Updates
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Congratulations Smita Malhotra, MD, FAAP, chief medical director of LAUSD! We're super excited to recognize you as the Smile America Partners 2024 CHILDREN'S HEALTH CHAMPION! Your visionary leadership with the Los Angeles Unified School District has had a profound impact on countless young lives by improving access to health care within the school environment to allow students to thrive. We can't wait to see what you'll do next! Steve Higginbotham
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It's always a great day when we are able to bring smiles and good oral health where they are needed! Great work by the team of Dr. Debra Kennedy, Kathie Hulswitt, RDH, Nicole Dalian, DA Donna Katou, dental team supervisor. CEO Steve Higginbotham was "schooled" in the latest shoe trends and other details of Kindergarten life. Happy smiles all around! #makingadifference
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Let's take a moment to honor the unsung heroes of our schools - the dedicated school nurses! We're honored to partner with you in supporting your students' health and well-being. We're deeply grateful for everything you do. As we celebrate National School Nurse Day, we're reminded of the importance of access to quality dental care for all children. That's why our team is dedicated to bringing essential dental services directly to schools, ensuring that underserved children have the opportunity to receive the care they deserve. To all the incredible school nurses out there, thank you for your never-ending dedication and hard work. You are truly making a difference in the lives of children, and we're honored to work with you. #HappyNationalSchoolNurseDay!
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Congratulations Steve Higginbotham - 2024 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Michigan and Northwest Ohio Finalist!! Chosen for his ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates transformational CEOs who infuse innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory. What does that mean for Smile America Partners, Smile Programs, Smile New York Outreach, Big Smiles and Help A Child Smile?? -- More underserved children get much needed dental care. Win-win.
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Despite available Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) resources for oral health care, researchers have identified several barriers that exist for Medicaid beneficiaries attempting to access oral health services. Nationally, one major barrier cited to accessing oral health care was low dentist participation in Medicaid. Enrollment in Medicaid, however, did not ensure that dentists actually treated Medicaid beneficiaries, with many dentists enrolled in Medicaid but providing a minimum amount or no services to Medicaid beneficiaries. An in-school dental program can help bridge the gap, but we need to find ways to make Medicaid more economically viable for dentists so we can increase accessibility for this underserved population.
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Our very own Steve Higginbotham has been named a Finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award!! The true winners, however, are the 320,000 schoolchildren who receive dental care each year through the in-school dental program that has grown tremendously under Steve's leadership. Without this program, the vast majority of these children would not receive any dental care at all. Here's to all the innovators and entrepreneurs who are making our world a better place.
Celebrating entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ and EY Entrepreneurs Access Network programs | Assistant Director, Marketing Strategist at EY
We are excited to announce the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 #Michigan and Northwest #Ohio program! Meet these 34 ambitious #entrepreneurs: ey.com/us/eoy/mnwo. We look forward to celebrating their incredible accomplishments and announcing the winners at our awards celebration on June 20. Let the countdown begin! #EOYUS #EOYMNO Congratulations to: Michael Healander | Shawn Crowley and Michael Marsiglia | Anthony Chang, PhD | Jim Simpson and Matthew Warner | Jim Cooper and Gary Cooper | Bobby Hesano | Stephanie Burnley | Kenneth Kelly | Eloy Garza | Brian McKinney | Justin Hatfield CRL, CMRP | Greg Herbruck | Richard DiIorio | Nicholas Noecker | Avinash Rachmale, P.E. | Doug Callahan | Ibrahim Alhasbani | Victor Mehren | Louis E. James | Phil Oriani | Mark Kramer, PE | Steve Higginbotham | Vince DiPofi, PE | Ashlea Souffrou, CMRP | Anthony Ahee | Matt Missad | Varchasvi Shankar ► Visionary Business and Technology Leader | Vickie Lewis | Steve Wurth | Lynn Chen-Zhang, CFP®, CPA, PFS, MBA, MS and Charles Zhang CFP®, MBA, MSFS, ChFC
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The role of a school principal has evolved significantly over time. Beyond traditional education, schools now play a crucial role in addressing health-related issues. We are proud to partner with innovative principals across the country who recognize the value of an in-school dental program to ensure students stay healthy and in school learning. Thank you, principals, for your dedication to the holistic well-being of our students! #HappySchoolPrincipalsDay
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Bryan J. Carey and Benevis those are staggering and (quite frankly) heartbreaking statistics. This underscores the network adequacy and access issues plaguing state Medicaid agencies and managed care entities across the country. While there remains a lot of banter about oral health equity, until stakeholders and “experts” start addressing the administrative burden, archaic policies limiting cost effective innovative delivery models & treatment methods (think minimally invasive approaches), shift focus towards prevention and establish reasonable reimbursement methodology, these stats (and access challenges) will likely continue to get worse. Huge kudos to the entire Benevis team and its clinicians who are working to be part of the solution! Your work and impact on vulnerable populations inspires all of us at Smile America Partners.
Benevis is proud to be among the small group of dental providers, just 18%, who choose to manage a #Medicaid population that includes more than 100 child visits annually. We proudly serve over 500,000 children, 82% of whom are on #Medicaid or CHIP plans. Read our #MedicaidAwarenessMonth press release to learn more about our work supporting underserved families across 100 communities nationwide at https://hubs.la/Q02v1vmM0
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This is just the kind of poignant story we hear all too often. Imagine, a young child earnestly saving the money left to him by the toothfairy to help buy a car. To lighten the load for underserved families, the mobile dental team provides care to children at school. No special transportation needed. We are honored to provide this peace of mind to parents.