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“Although we were wait-listed for 18 months, this organization for low-income families ended up providing braces for my child at a local, well-established orthodontist for only $650.00. We were very appreciative to the organization and satisfied with the outcome(Cleveland Orthodox Community Resident).”

(From Website of SmilesChangeLives.org)

The Virginia Brown Community Orthodontic Partnership was established in 1997 as a community-based orthodontic program to help children from families who could not afford the full cost of braces, whose self-esteem was impacted by having crooked teeth, receive orthodontic treatment. Now known as Smiles Change Lives (SCL), it has grown into a national organization with close to 750 orthodontists participating in the program. To date, nearly 10,000 children nationwide have received life-changing orthodontic treatment through SCL.

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