Creating Confident Smiles for Holocaust Survivors in Need

Mission

The Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program’s mission is to provide comprehensive oral health care to Holocaust survivors living in poverty across North America.

We are Grateful to Our Current Philanthropic Donors

The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, the Robert I. Schattner Foundation, Inc., Henry Schein Cares Foundation, Bedford HealthCare Solutions, The Darwin Project, Hyman R and Ruth Shapiro Foundation Inc., The Wagner Family Foundation, Russian American Dental Association, Mr. Jonathan Eskow, Dr. Fredric H. Simon, Town & Country Dental Studios, GCDL, Orthodent Ltd., Alpha Omega US Dental Foundation and Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada.

The Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program

A public-private partnership that seeks to increase underserved Holocaust survivors’ access to oral care, therefore enhancing their overall quality of life. The program is jointly sponsored by Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, and the Alpha Omega International Dental Society (AO), the oldest Jewish international dental and medical organization.

L.L.’s Holocaust Survivor Story

Thank you to Liza Uchitel, Care Manager JSSA, for assisting in obtaining the interview. Born in Leningrad, Russia, USSR,1937. She survived the Siege …

L’dor V’dor Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program

L’dor V’ d’or is a Hebrew phrase that means from generation to generation. It highlights the responsibility of one generation to pass on the wisdom …

R.B.’s Holocaust Survivor Story

I was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1938. At the time, Hungary was a right-wing country. When the Nazis invaded Budapest, my father was conscripted …

DC Area Patient

“I [am] eternally grateful to you for the great work with excellent result you provided for my dental care. Now I can eat, chew and talk without physical and mental suffering from holes in my teeth and broken dentures. This significant[ly] improves my health and changes the quality of my life…

NYC Patient

“…I went to my appointment with the dentist recommended by you…, such a plaisir: The surgeon who is taking care of me is…, my mother’s maiden name! After the explications [sic] of all the work she had to do on me. 3 big things! I asked how much it will cost me, and her response was incredible to me: nothing because you come from your organization!”

Boston Patient

“Every time when we are entering the office, we are not only confident that we will receive help at the highest professional level, but we also know that we will find ourselves in an ambience of human support and understanding…Thank you that you have not forgotten and can still feel the inhumane suffering your brethren from Europe and have opened the door of your office to them.”