Dr. Usa Bunnag named 2017 ADA Humanitarian Award recipient in recognition of her dentistry practice that brings smiles to the Thai Villagers
On January 9, 2017, the American Dental Association nominated a Thai dentist in Maryland the 2017 ADA Humanitarian Award recipient in recognition of her continuing commitment to Thailand and her community in Maryland.

For over 12 years, the program went even further that not only the dentistry has now created Smiles on Wings but a permanent clinic was build in the area and dozens of local girls had their dreams come true. Generous funds from around the globe also enabled young women, usually deprived of higher education as they married at age of 14 or 15, to attend college and become health providers and educators in their own villages after graduation.
Village after village, Dr. Bunnag continues her own dream to bring Smiles on Wings to each and every underserved village …this is how she helps change the world – one girl, one village, one mission at a time.
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Dr. Usa Bunnag, DDS, FACD, FICD, graduated from Howard University School of Dentistry in 1994, has two private practices in Maryland, Bunnag Comprehensive Dentistry and Bunnag Dental Associates and is president and founder of the nonprofit organization Smiles on Wings.
![]() In recognition of more than three decades of service, which includes a continuing commitment to Thailand and her community in Maryland, the American Dental Association announced on January 9, 2017 that Dr. Usa Bunnag has been named the 2017 ADA Humanitarian Award recipient. She will be honored at ADA 2017 – America’s Dental Meeting, taking place in Atlanta from October 19-23.
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