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Our Vision
A world where every child, regardless of their social background, has access to quality oral healthcare and the opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive with a healthy, confident smile.
About Us
One child, one family, one smile at a time
Kids Dental Home Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation founded in 2022 after recognising the long waiting periods and financial barriers faced by children from low socio-economic backgrounds who need dental surgeries under general anaesthesia but cannot afford theatre costs. The charity aims to address this issue by restoring these children's smiles each year, bringing hope to their families.
Through our flagship and award-winning programme, Saving Smiles in Africa™, we have been privileged to provide fully sponsored dental surgeries, preventive education, and sustainable community partnerships to hundreds of children in need of oral health care.
- 2022Year founded
- 40+Fully sponsored dental surgeries
- 3,000+Children screened
- 2Countries: South Africa & Zimbabwe
Our vision & mission
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Our Mission
To champion the oral health of underserved children by providing free dental screenings, preventive education, and life-changing dental surgeries, while building strategic partnerships that improve access to care and create lasting impact in communities.
Dr. Londiwe Sibisi-Maboye
Founder, Philanthropist and Humanitarian
“I strongly believe that oral health is a fundamental part of a child's development, not a luxury. At Kids Dental Home Foundation, we are committed to creating lasting impact — one child, one family, and one smile at a time.”
“The world in its vastness and complexity, can be changed if the right mindset is accomplished.”
Kids Dental Home Foundation values the contribution made by everyone on its team, volunteers, dental and medical practitioners, individual donors, and corporate sponsors, through their continued support in the past few years.
Our Flagship Programme
Saving Smiles in Africa™
Saving Smiles in Africa™ is one of Kids Dental Home Foundation's purpose-driven initiatives, committed to transforming oral health outcomes for underserved communities across the continent.
Through outreach programmes, education, and access to essential dental care, the initiative addresses critical gaps in prevention and treatment, empowering children and families to lead healthier, more confident lives. Our footprint extends beyond the South African borders and covers Zimbabwe as well.
See our initiatives
2025Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Award by Colgate
International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) Congress 2025, Cape Town
This honour reflects not only the initiative's dedication to improving oral health equity, but also its role as a leading force in shaping a brighter, healthier future for African communities — one smile at a time.
Donate NowWhy our work matters
Untreated dental decay
- Causes chronic pain
- Leads to hospital admissions
- Impacts nutrition and growth
- Affects speech and learning
- Diminishes confidence
A healthy smile
- Improves school performance
- Enhances social confidence
- Promotes overall wellbeing
- Changes a child's trajectory
Each surgery represents
- A child relieved from chronic pain
- Improved school participation
- Better nutrition and sleep
- Restored confidence and self-esteem
- A family supported and empowered
Looking Ahead
The next phase of Saving Smiles in Africa™
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Expanding hospital & church partnerships
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Increasing the number of annual surgeries from 10 to 100
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Growing Ride for Smiles nationally
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Strengthening school-based prevention programmes, rolling out 5,000 free dental screenings in 2026
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Establishing multi-country collaborations across Africa
Our dream is bold
A generation of African children free from preventable dental pain.
Partner With Us
Together, we can save smiles
We invite you to partner with us in restoring smiles and building healthier futures for children across South Africa and beyond.
- Corporate sponsors
- Healthcare professionals
- Cyclists, runners, and other sportspersons
- Individual donors
- Community leaders
- Churches, schools, NGOs
- Volunteers in general