Dental Dash at Dawn is a 5K in Atlanta that starts early and raises money for the DDD Foundation, which provides dental treatment for developmentally disabled patients. The race supports care for over 4,800 patients through the foundation's programs.
The day includes food, music, finisher shirts, and medals; late registrants are not guaranteed the gear. Category winners receive gold tooth trophies, top male, female, and wheelchair finishers get cash prizes, and the largest team earns a larger cash award that can include virtual runners. Packet pickup is held at the foundation's clinic on Clairmont Road in Atlanta, with race-day pickup available for runners who arrive early.