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, Dr. Marcy Borofsky, Marlene Tenenbaum Memorial Fund, Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund, 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 Foundation USA 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.
Latest News
Initiative ensures cost of dental care is one less worry for survivors
SOFIA, A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR in the Chicago area, has faced countless challenges over the years. As with so many other Jews who were in Europe during …
My patient and Kindertransport
One of my recent patients being treated under the Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program, Edith K., told me that she …
In Her Own Words
Mrs. E is a survivor born on October 9, 1939 in Odessa, Ukraine, the former Soviet Union (FSU). Bradford Azizi, Holocaust Survivor Program Intern: How …
The dentists that have attended to my mother’s dental issues through the program are not only excellent dentists, but also caring and compassionate human beings.
Daughter of Patient
[The client] was beaming, she was so happy with all the care that has been provided to her. She wanted you to know that the Oral surgeon was an Angel!
Winnipeg Social Services
The client is beyond grateful for her [the dentist’s] help! He has called her “love me” personality, in other words – impossible not to like.
Washington, DC Social Services