Solventum Foundation and America’s ToothFairy Join Forces

 Dental company provides grant to help expand access to oral health screenings, dental education, and fluoride treatments for underserved children and caregivers.

The Solventum Foundation recently announced a $350,000 grant to America’s ToothFairy to expand access to oral health screenings, dental education and fluoride treatment for more than 100,000 children and caregivers in underserved communities over the next year.

In addition to the Foundation’s grant, the company’s dental business is donating 60,000 applications of 3M Clinpro Clear Fluoride Treatment to support the initiative. Together, these contributions underscore Solventum’s commitment to enabling better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives by addressing critical gaps in oral health access.

“I am incredibly proud to see how the Solventum Foundation is working to improve lives and advance access to care in communities where we live and work around the world,” Bryan Hanson, chief executive officer, Solventum, stated in a press release. “This grant will help America’s ToothFairy provide essential resources so more children can build a foundation for a lifetime of healthy smiles.”

This initiative addresses significant barriers that many families face in accessing dental care, including financial hardship, lack of transportation, and a shortage of dental providers. The grant enables America’s ToothFairy to support safety-net dental clinics and community organizations in delivering fluoride applications and oral health education in trusted settings like schools and mobile units.

Key components of the initiative include:

• Expanded access: Adding 5 new safety-net dental clinics to the America’s ToothFairy Dental Resource Program, providing them with valuable resources to increase access to care in communities near Solventum facilities.
• Direct care grants: Awarding grants to support oral health screenings and urgent dental care for children who lack insurance coverage.
• Education: Distributing educational materials to 25,000 children and caregivers to reinforce healthy habits at home and the importance of fluoride in preventing tooth decay.

“At America’s ToothFairy, we see every day how difficult it can be for families to get the dental care their children need,” added Jill Malmgren, executive director of America’s ToothFairy. “This generous support from the Solventum Foundation will help us reach more children with preventive care, connect more families to trusted resources and give more kids the chance to grow up healthy and pain free.”

Solventum employees are also playing a vital role in the initiative by hosting Smile Drives to collect essential hygiene products for families in need, volunteering to assemble oral health kits and delivering donated products to local clinics.

This is the Solventum Foundation’s first large-scale grant since its formation in 2025. The Foundation intends to make additional grants across Solventum’s core business areas.

As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for its customers’ toughest challenges, Solventum pioneers game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients’ lives for the better — while empowering healthcare professionals to perform at their best. See how at Solventum.com.