Smiles of Hope started in March 2010 as a volunteer dental mission at the Lighthouse Church in Dexter Mo. Smiles of Hope currently offers tooth extractions once monthly for $5 per tooth. Smiles of Hope has extracted almost 13,000 teeth in 10 years from around 6000 patients saving millions of dollars to the community and offering help to those in need who otherwise would not be able to afford a dentist. Dentist volunteers are headed up by current President of Missouri Dental Board, Dr William T Kane, Dexter Mo.