South Heartland District Health Department and Central Community College- Hastings oral hygienists students, Dr. Jessica Meeske ( Hastings Pediatric Dentist) and the Mary Lanning HealthCare Foundation, and the University Medical Center College of Dentistry serve as partners in the Sonrisa Program. The Sonrisa Program offers dental care to children in the SHDHD District. The children are selected using the following criteria:  less then 18 years of age, no dental home, not covered by Medicare/Medicaid/Kids Connection, and live in our coverage area.  in 2006, a total of 83 individuals were seen at Sonrisa.  So far in 2007, Sonrisa has provided dental care to 120 patients.  The Sonrisa Program is making a difference in the smiles of those who otherwise would not have had access to dental care.