The Raleigh-Wake County Dental Society (RWCDS) is involved in the community through activities to promote oral health through its professional members and to increase access to dental care of the underserved. The organizations that the RWCDS interfaces with in order to do this are the following:
Wake Smiles, which is a collaborative effort of community dental, health, political and special interest groups to increase access to dental care of the underserved.
Wake Technical Community College Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs. The Raleigh Wake County Dental Society provides scholarships and limited financial assistance to students in the Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs.
The POE Center for Health Education facility, which has the mission to provide comprehensive programs and resources in healthy lifestyle education for all youth in North Carolina.
