Creating Self Confidence,

Inspiring Hope & Changing

Lives of Children In Our Community

Smile for a Lifetime Foundation is a charitable non-profit organization that provides orthodontic care to individuals who may not have the opportunity to acquire assistance. Launched in 2008, Smile for a Lifetime Foundation aims to reach individuals with financial challenges, special situations, and orthodontic needs. The Foundation sponsors the orthodontic care of hundreds of patients each year. Smile for a Lifetime Foundation has participating orthodontists throughout the US. Each chapter has its own local Board of Directors who choose patients treated by the Foundation.

To become a candidate, interested families must be at or below poverty level and must complete a one-page application for their child or candidate.  Local Smile for a Lifetime Foundation applications can be picked up at school guidance offices, Stark County YMCA branches, or downloaded online from the web site of Drs. Bernard and Eimer, www.drsosbern.com

• Letters of Recommendation are mandatory. Please do not submit more than two letters, and limit each reference letter to one page each. Please type or print clearly with black ink (no pencil).
• Your attached picture of the applicant’s teeth must be clear.
• Your application, letters of reference and pictures will not be returned to you and will become property of Smile for a Lifetime foundation.
• The applicant must be a resident of the area the foundation serves.
• Return your completed application to: Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be voted on by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors will meet quarterly to make their selections.

At Smile for a Lifetime Foundation it is our mission to create self confidence, inspire hope, and change the lives of children in our community in a dramatic way. The gift of a smile can do all this for a deserving, underserved individual who, in turn, can use this gift to better themselves and our community.

Click here to download Smile for a Lifetime Application

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