02 JAN 2019: The 1000 Smiles Dental Project is a humanitarian partnership between the Sandals Foundation and Great Shape! The organization set record numbers in 2018, providing free dental care to over 26,000 people in Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Grenada.

1000 Smiles Dental Project recruits volunteer dental professionals from Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean to provide cleaning, filling, extractions, dental sealants and even root canal service, through US-based charity Great Shape! Inc.

The Sandals Foundation and Sandals Resorts International provide accommodation, local transportation and logistical support for the volunteer teams, in association with local governments and Ministries of Health, in order to conduct the dental clinics.