Children & Families Commission of Orange County, St. Joseph Hospital, and El Viento join forces to improve oral healthcare services for the children of Orange County.

Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County organizes as a California Public Benefit Company and obtains independent nonprofit status. 

Children & Families Commission of Orange County, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), and Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove collaborate to develop a comprehensive pediatric health and dental center.

Healthy Smiles opens its doors and launches an onsite pediatric residency program in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. 

Healthy Smiles begins to offer treatment under sedation. 

With the generous support of the Pacific Life Foundation, Healthy Smiles introduces Smile Mobile 1, a two-chair dental clinic on wheels.

Healthy Smiles begins to offer dental services at CHOC Children's Hospital.

Recognizing the success of Smile Mobile 1, the Pacific Life Foundation grants Healthy Smiles additional funding to put Smile Mobile 2 on the road. 

To maintain responsiveness to the needs of the community, Healthy Smiles incorporated a three-year strategic plan focused on adding more general anesthesia/sedation services and expanding regionally. 

Healthy Smiles launches our Teledentistry program, called Smiles X-Press, the only service that provides dental diagnostics, preventative care, and early intervention services in a child's classroom. 

Healthy Smiles launches its POET (Prevention, Outreach, Education, and Treatment) program. POET provides dental services at schools and community sites.

Healthy Smiles acquires its fifth mobile unit: The Dental Trailer.

The Garden Grove Clinic grew from 9 to 13 dental chairs with an expanded General Anesthesia Suite.

Telehealth for children and adults was developed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthy Smiles expands its programs to serve adults and seniors as part of the Healthy Smiles Now initiative.