Envista Smile Project Donates $1.8 Million in 2024

PRNewswire 25-Feb-2025 4:10 PM

BREA, Calif., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE:NVST) ("Envista") proudly announced that in 2024, the Envista Smile Project (Smile Project) contributed $1.8 million to further its mission of enhancing oral health accessibility for underserved communities.

Since its inception in 2021, the Envista Smile Project has delivered over $4.2 million in dental goods and services, positively impacting approximately 32,000 individuals worldwide.

In 2024, the Envista Smile Project:

• Supplied free dental care to more than 787 patients in the Dominican Republic.
• Donated goods for cleaning, cavity prevention and treatment, and consumables to free dental clinics managed by Heartland Dental and the Illumination Foundation totaling more than 5,600 patients.
• Provided portable x-ray access to the Colorado Mission of Mercy, Rhode Island Mission of Mercy, New Mexico Mission of Mercy, Nurturing Smiles, Seattle/King County Clinic, Michigan Dental Association, and Special Olympics New Jersey.
• Partnered with the University of Southern California's (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry to support USC's Dental Health Equity and Access to Care Initiative.
• Sponsored five senior residents to Jamaica with Great Shape/1000 Smiles, where they treated over 1661 patients with no access to oral care.

"At Envista, we believe that oral health is a fundamental part of overall well-being, and we are proud to support communities in need through the Smile Project," said Rubin Casas, Envista Smile Project Board President. "By working alongside dedicated dental professionals and volunteers, we continue to make a meaningful impact—restoring smiles, improving health, and changing lives."

Envista Smile Project is a philanthropic foundation designed to improve the oral health of disadvantaged communities by supporting increased access to oral care and oral health education. The Smile Project's mission is to collaborate with dental professionals and Envista employee volunteers to donate products, treatment, and oral health education to communities in need worldwide.

ABOUT ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, including Nobel Biocare, Ormco, DEXIS, and Kerr, united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry-leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Its comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers a wide array of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. With a foundation comprised of the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus, Envista is well equipped to meet the end-to-end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Melissa Morrison
Vice President, Communication
Envista Holdings Corporation
200 S. Kraemer Blvd., Building E
Brea, CA 92821
Telephone: (714) 817-7000
info@envistaco.com

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