Community Involvement

Dentistry for Children & Adolescents is privately and LOCALLY owned and operated. Our team remains dedicated to contributing and positively impacting our local community!

2024 Halloween Candy Donation

Halloween Candy Donation

2023 Halloween Candy Donation

A big shout-out to everyone who donated Halloween candy. With your help, we delivered a monstrous 472 pounds of treats to the Veterans and Team at the VA Health Care System. Thank you for making this a SWEET success!

2023 Hats & Mittens Drive

Hats and Mittens Donation Summary

Thank you to everyone who donated to our hats and mittens drive. With your assistance, we donated 150 items to the Hats & Mittens Organization," which helps local children stay warm for the winter!

2022 Halloween Candy Donation Drive

Thank you to everyone who donated Halloween candy. With your help, we dropped off 446 pounds of candy at the Veteran's Health Center, Children's Hospital, and our local police and fire departments!

Candy Buy Back Thanks 2022

Child in winter clothing2019-2022 Winter Warm-Up Clothing Drives

Thank you to everyone who donated to our hats and mittens clothing drive. With your assistance, OVER 700 items were given to the "Hats & Mittens" organization to help local children stay warm this winter!

Soldier's Angels -"Treats for Troops"

Thank you to everyone who donated Halloween candy for the "Treats for Troops" drive. With your help, we donated OVER 210 pounds of candy for the soldiers serving our country!

Treats for Troops Thank You

 

Second Harvest Heartland

Our team volunteered with Second Harvest Heartland and packed 3,004 pounds of onions for local food banks to help children, families, and neighbors facing hunger.

Team Photo Collage

2018 Winter Warm-Up Clothing Drive

A BIG thank you to everyone who donated items for our 2018 "Winter Warm Up" drive. We donated over 200 warm clothing items to Hats & Mittens and local shelters!

Operation Gratitude

 

Thank you to everyone who donated Halloween candy for our Operation Gratitude (https://www.operationgratitude.com/) candy drive. With your help, we sent 163 pounds of candy to the heroes serving our country!

Operation Gratitude Candy Donation

Children's Hospital Book Drive

Our team, along with the help of our patients and friends, donated 170 books to the Children's Hospital Family Resource Center.

Book Drive

2018 Minnesota Mission of Mercy (MnMOM)

Our team volunteered and assisted with providing dental care to over 1,400 people in Minnesota. This event focuses on helping underserved children and adults receive dental treatment that they cannot obtain for whatever reason.

Minnesota MIssion of mercy pictures  Minnesota MIssion of mercy pictures

Minnesota MIssion of mercy pictures  Minnesota MIssion of mercy pictures


Sheridan Story

Our group volunteered with the Sheridan Story and packed 3,742 meals to combat hunger in our community by providing food for students to take home each weekend of the school year.

Sheridan Story

2017 Winter Warm-Up Clothing Drive

A BIG thank you to everyone who donated items for our 2017 "Winter Warm Up" drive. We donated over 230 warm clothing items to Hats & Mittens and Sharing and Caring Hands.


2016 Minnesota Mission of Mercy

Our doctors and team members volunteer at the Minnesota Mission of Mercy. Since 2012, this Minnesota Dental Association program has provided 31,237 dental procedures worth $4,107,315 in donated dental services and treatment through 6,644 patient visits.


"Toys for Tots" Drive

Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in our 2016 "Toys for Tots" drive; we donated over 100 toys!
From 2009-2016, we have donated over 1,500 toys!

Thank you for taking the time to make a child's holiday a little brighter and bringing smiles and joy; we appreciate your assistance with this event!


Minnesota-Uganda Dental Mission Trip 

Dr. Sally Schuette and two of our team members, Julie and Lisa M., volunteered for the 2012 dental mission trip to Kampala, Uganda. The trip's purpose was to provide dental care to HIV orphans in Uganda.

This was Dr. Sally's 8th mission trip, Lisa's 6th, and Julie's 4th, providing dental care to over 500 children! Thank you, team, for "making a difference" in the world!

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Baja, Mexico Mission Trip

Our team member Marilyn and her husband John have volunteered for a second year for a Mission Trip to Baja, Mexico.

While on this volunteer mission trip, they assisted at homes for needy children, rocking and playing with babies, providing literacy, ministry, and health programs, and helping with projects (painting, construction, cleaning, cooking, sewing, gardening, mechanical work, etc.). They also attended to the needs of migrant workers by providing hygiene items, food, blankets, clothing, etc.

Thank you, Marilyn and John, for "making a difference" in MANY people's lives!


Minnesota-Uganda Dental Mission Trip

Dr. Sally Schuette and two of our team members, Julie and Lisa M, volunteered for the 2011 dental mission trip to Kampala, Uganda. This trip aims to provide dental care to HIV orphans in Uganda. This was Dr. Sally's seventh mission trip, Lisa's fifth, and Julie's third, and they provided dental care to over 500 children!
Thank you, team, for "making a difference" in the world!


We have a partnership with the following local organizations:

Twin Cities Pediatric Resource Guide

Twin Cities Pediatric Resource Guide

Parenting is a privilege and a joy. It can also leave you with many questions, especially regarding care for your children, and it can become overwhelming when you begin to research all your options. Our partners at Dentistry for Children & Adolescents understand how that can feel, and we're so grateful to them for sponsoring this incredible resource.
Twin Cities Pediatric Resource Guide

Your guide to the best local kid-friendly events & activities in the Burnsville-Shakopee, MN area.

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CONTACT Rebecca Sundquist,  rebecca@jorgensonsundquist.com, 952-221-3400. Mailing Address: 501 Carlson Parkway, Suite 315, Minnetonka, MN 55305.