Hawaii Dental Service Foundation
Improving the oral health of Hawai‘i’s communities.
MISSION
The HDS Foundation was established by Hawaii Dental Service (HDS) to improve the oral health of Hawai‘i’s communities by providing grants to local nonprofit organizations for initiatives that provide oral health education, prevent oral disease, and increase access to dental care for underserved populations.
KEY SERVICES PROVIDED
As the first and leading nonprofit dental benefits provider in the State of Hawaii, HDS serves nearly one million Hawai‘i residents. The HDS Foundation has contributed more than $6.6 million in grants over the past five years to vital programs and services that help Hawai‘i’s underserved, many of whom do not have dental insurance, or do not have access to dental care. Organizations that received grants in 2018 include:
- Aloha Medical Mission
- Center for Independent Documentary
- Dental Lifeline Network
- Hāmākua Health Center
- Hui Mālama Ola Nā ‘Ōiwi
- Hui No Ke Ola Pono
- Kalihi-Pālama Health Center
- Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
- The Queen’s Medical Center
- University of Hawai‘i – Maui College
- University of the Pacific – Teledentistry Pilot Program
- Waimānalo Health Center
- West Hawai‘i Community Health Center
LEADERSHIP
HDS FOUNDATION
Mason Savage, DDS, Chair
Charles Sugiyama, DDS, Vice Chair
Emi Eno-Orikasa, DDS, President
Mark H. Yamakawa, Vice President
Cheryl Takitani-Smith, Treasurer
Tom Delaney, Secretary
Shere Saneishi-Kim, Director
HAWAII DENTAL SERVICE
Mark H. Yamakawa, President & CEO
700 Bishop Street, Suite 700
Honolulu, HI 96813
P: 808-521-1431
Toll Free: 1-800-232-2533
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