Dr. Ryan Van Haren, owner of Van Haren Family Dentistry in Grand Rapids, Michigan, participated in the Miles of Smiles Dental Van program on August 19, 2009. The Miles of Smiles Van provides dental services to underpriveleged children in West Michigan. The program allows dentists such as Dr. Van Haren to leverage their unique expertise to make a difference in the lives of children in the community.
While a student at the University of Michigan Dental School, Dr. Van Haren spent a summer in Northern Michigan providing dental services to migrant workers. He then spent the following two summers as a clinical director for the migrant worker program. Since then, Dr. Van Haren has regularly donated dental services to underserved populations in Michigan including twice annual participation in the Miles of Smiles program.
Van Haren Family Dentistry can be reached at 616-949-2941 and is located at 2100 Raybrook SE, Ste 107, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
