Helping Kids and Improving Smiles

By | Children's charities, Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

Imagine being able to do  something to benefit needy children all over the world, while improving your smile at the same time. By taking part in the Smiles For Life campaign, you can do just that!

If you haven’t heard, Smiles For Life is the charity arm of the Crown Council, an alliance of dentists committed to professional excellence and community service. All you have to do to participate is schedule teeth whitening at a participating Crown Council dentist office.

Instead of paying the dentist, you pay the Smiles For Life Foundation. Half of that payment will go to a local charity. That’s all there is to it.

Sound easy? It is! Now in its twenty-first year, Smiles For Life has raised more than forty million dollars since 1998. Hundreds of children’s charities have benefited, including St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.

“100% of the money goes straight to the kids,” said country music star Garth Brooks, whose Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation is among the charities to benefit.

The 2019 Smiles For Life campaign began in March and runs through June. Hundreds of dental practices in the United States and Canada are taking part. The teeth whitening supplies are all donated by Ultradent, the maker of professional-grade teeth whitening products used by dentists everywhere.

To find a participating Smiles For Life dentist near you, please follow this link.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities through charitable work like Smiles for Life.

Smiles For Life: Improving Children’s Lives

By | Children's charities, Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

The Smiles For Life campaign is one of the great win-win situations of our time, and it is in full swing from now until the end of June.

Smiles for Life, one of many reputable children's charities.By taking part in Smiles For Life, you get a brilliant, professionally-whitened smile, and at the same time help disadvantaged children all over the world. 2019 marks its twenty-first year.

Smiles For Life is the charity arm of the Crown Council. Since launching in 1998, it has raised more than forty million dollars.

It works like this: your schedule a teeth whitening appointment with a participating Crown Council dentist. Instead of paying the dentist, you write a check to the Smiles For Life Foundation. Half of the payment goes to the dentist’s local charity partner, and the rest goes to Smiles For Life.

The whitening services are offered at substantially reduced prices. “It’s a unique opportunity to improve the lives of disadvantaged children, while also enhancing your own smile,” said Crown Council director Greg Anderson. All of the whitening products used in Smiles For Life, he added, are donated by Ultradent. “The Ultradent team has worked really hard to earn its reputation as the nation’s premier tooth whitening company.”

Smiles For Life supports dental programs that benefit economically disadvantaged kids all over the world. Hundreds of Crown Council dentists in the United States and Canada are taking part.

To find a participating Smiles For Life dentist near you, please follow this link.

If you have any difficulty finding a participating Crown Council Dentist, please call Smiles For Life at:

1-800-276-9658

We will help locate a participating dental practice in your area.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities through charitable work like Smiles for Life.

A Model of Simplicity: Smiles For Life, 2019

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The 2019 edition of Smiles for Life is underway! That means you can go to a participating Crown Council dentist, have your teeth professionally whitened, and at the same time support a charity that helps sick and underprivileged children all over the world.

“The start date of the campaign is March 1,” said Greg Anderson, the head of the Crown Council. “It runs from March 1 through June 30.”

Smiles For Life is a model of simplicity. Teeth whitening materials are provided free of charge by Ultradent, the maker of Opalescence and other dental products. The actual whitening is performed by participating dentists. Payments are made directly to the the Smiles For Life Foundation, which  recieves 100% of the donation.

Smiles For Life distributes the funds, and have approved all of the recipients. They include the Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Feed the Children, and the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation.

Smiles For Life has raised more than forty million dollars since it began in 1998. There are participating dental practices throughout the United States and Cananda involved in the campaign. All of them are Crown Council members who donate their skills. You can use this link to find a participating Smiles For Life dentist near you.

Also donating their time and talen to Smiles For Life is My Social Practice, an award-winning social media strategy firm. My Social Practice designs all of the marketing materials for the campaign. “We owe them a great debt of gratitude,” Greg Anderson said.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities and children’s charities through Smiles for Life.

Smiles for Life 2019!

By | Children's charities, Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

Mark your calendar: Friday, March 1 kicks off the 2019 edition of the Smiles for Life campaign, which runs through June. Hundreds of elite dentists across the United States and Canada lend their teeth whitening skills to raise money for needy children all over the world.

“Smiles for Life works very simply,” said Greg Anderson, the head of Crown Council, which operates the campaign. “Ultradent provides the whitening material. [Participating dentists] provide the professional service. The patient directly contributes to the Smiles for Life Foundation for the cost of the whitening, either by check or by credit card.”

Smiles for Life has raised more than forty million dollars since it began in 1998. All of the funds directly benefit hundreds of children’s charities, helping kids who are underprivileged, seriously ill, or disabled. Participating charities include St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Feed the Children.

Smiles for Life, one of many reputable children's charities.“The really cool part?” said singer-songwriter Garth Brooks, whose Teammates for Kids Foundation also participates. “100% of the money goes straight to the kids.”

“We have two great partners with Smiles for Life,” Greg Anderson said. “One is Ultradent,” the global dental manufacturing company. “Ultradent provides us with whitening material for absolutely no cost.” The second partner, he continued, is My Social Practice, an award-winning social media strategy firm. “They donate all of the design of all of the marketing materials for the campaign.”

Participating dental practices throughout North America, all of them Crown Council members, donate their teeth whitening services. Follow this link to find a participating Smiles For Life dentist near you.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities and children’s charities through Smiles for Life.

 

Happy New Year, from Smiles for Life!

By | Children's charities, Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

Happy New Year, from Smiles For Life!

Excitement here is growing: the 2019 Smiles For Life fundraising campaign is now just a few months away. We are confident we will equal or surpass last year’s total – thanks to the generosity of participating Crown Council dental practices across the United States and Canada, and to you.

Each year, beginning in March and running through June, hundreds of dental practices professionally whiten teeth in order to raise money. The funds go to seriously ill, disabled, and underprivileged kids all over the world.

Here’s how it works: participating dentists offer their patients professional teeth bleaching at greatly reduced prices. Payments are made not to the dentist, but directly to the Smiles For Life Foudation. Half of each payment goes to a local children’s charity chosen by the dentist, and the other half goes a children’s charity approved by Smiles For Life.

That’s all there is to it! It doesn’t get much simpler. Since it began in 1998, Smiles For Life has raised more than forty million dollars for children’s charities.

Smiles For Life has also sponsored teams of dentists visiting developing countries to provide dental care. “At the end of the day,” one of them observed, “it’s really not about how many teeth you fix … it’s about the people that you put your arm around, and let them know that we’re all God’s children.”

Participating dental practices throughout North America, all of them Crown Council members, donate their teeth whitening services. Supplies are donated by longtime Smiles for Life supporter Ultradent, the maker of Opalescence teeth whitening gels.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities and children’s charities through Smiles for Life.

Something We Can Share

By | Children's charities, Humanitarian Trips, Tooth Whitening

Since its inception, Smiles for Life has raised more than forty million dollars through its teeth whitening fundraiser. Every last penny of goes to the Smiles for Life Foundation, which aids children’s charities throughout the world. Have you ever wondered how it’s spent?

Some of it has supported field work in the Dominican Republic, where teams of volunteer dentists travel to work on the teeth of the people living there. Smiles for Life partnered with the humanitarian organization Esperanza on a trip in early 2018. But dental team volunteers say that simply focusing on the teeth they fix is missing the point.

“It’s not just a service,” one of them said. “It’s providing love, and a connection to the people.”

Nearly half of the people in the Dominican Republic lives on less than four dollars a day. Along with Esperanza, the goal of Smiles for Life volunteers is restoring hope and dignity.

“It’s about doing what you can with what you’ve got, and doing good,” a Smiles for Life volunteer said, during the 2018 visit. “So we’re extremely grateful to be here. And honestly, it’s been one of the best experiences of my life. And we’re excited to continue to contribute and to participate in these trips.”

“The most rewarding part about what we do here is the smiles on the faces of the people that look in the mirror when we finish their dental work,” said another. “It honestly is not about the teeth.”

The teeth whitening campaign takes place every year from March through June. Participating dental practices in the United States and Canada, all of them Crown Council members, donate their services to teeth whitening patients. Supplies for the campaign are donated by longtime Smiles for Life supporter Ultradent, the maker of Opalescence teeth whitening gels.

“It’s really not about how many teeth you fix in a day,” one of the Dominican Republic volunteers reflected. “It’s about the people that you put your arm around, and let them know that we’re all God’s children. And the reason why we’re here is because we have something that we can share.”

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities and children’s charities through Smiles for Life.

Smiles for Life: It’s Not About the Teeth

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Every year, from March through June, Smiles for Life raises money through teeth whitening specials with participating Crown Council dentists across the United States and Canada. The funds support children’s charities the world over.

Smiles for Life, one of many reputable children's charities.Earlier in 2018, Smiles for Life partnered with Esperanza on a humanitarian expedition to the Dominican Republic, where nearly half of the population lives below the poverty line. Esperanza is a comprehensive approach to poverty alleviation. Together they provided as many Dominicans as possible with much-needed dental care, but their trip was about more than dentistry.

“Our goal in coming here is not to extract teeth, or to do fillings,” one of the dentists observed during the trip. “Our goal is to help make life better for the people who live here. Our motto is, ‘it’s not about the teeth, it’s about the people.'”

Another of the volunteer dentists agreed. “We fix the teeth,” he said. “But when you see the warm heart that comes back from being able to change their life by something that we all just very much take for granted – it’s the best part of what we do.”

Smiles for Life has raised more than forty million dollars since its inception some twenty years ago. Participating children’s charities include St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation, and many others.

Teeth whitening supplies for the fundraising campaign are donated by Ultradent, the maker of Opalescence teeth whitening gels.

“Smiles for Life has been a great experience for me,” one of the volunteers said, during her stay in the Dominican Republic. “To work with them hands-on, and ensure that Esperanza is continuing their promise to provide our associates with services like dental and mental coverage.”

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities through Smiles for Life, and other charitable work.

Brilliant White Smiles, for Life

By | Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

Smiles for Life is the charitable arm of the Crown Council. It has raised more than $40 million since 1998, all of it earmarked for children’s charities around the world. But it would not be possible without Ultradent, the maker of Opalescence teeth whitening gels.

Smiles for Life runs a teeth whitening campaign and fund raiser each spring, and Ultradent donates all of the whitening supplies to participating dental practices throughout the United States and Canada. The dentists, in turn, donate all of their time to whiten teeth during the campaign, and the money raised goes straight to the charities.

Smiles for Life; whiten teeth to help a children's charity of your choiceInstead of paying the dentist, patients make out a check directly to Smiles for Life. What makes it so attractive is that they support worthy causes, and get a brilliant white smile at the same time.

Opalescence is a professional-strength teeth whitening gel that is available in both take-home and in-office forms. Both deliver exceptional results. The active ingredients bleach out surface stains on teeth, and also penetrate deep within to reach the dentin. Whitening toothpastes don’t even come close to matching the power of Opalescence.

It’s never too early to mark your calendar. The 2019 Smiles For Life campaign begins next March.

Crown Council is an association of dental professionals who are committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and to serving their communities through Smiles for Life, and other charitable work.

Here’s To Next Year!

By | Smiles For Life campaign

Smiles for Life, one of many reputable children's charities.We won’t live in a perfect world – far from it. And it’s up to us, as individuals, to do what we can to make it a better place, even in the smallest ways. The Smiles for Life Foundation is one such way.

Smiles for Life is the charitable arm of the Crown Council, an organization of dental professionals in the United States and Canada. Smiles for Life is an annual campaign to raise money for children’s charities. Hundreds of dental practices throughout North America participate in the campaign every year from March until June, raising funds for seriously ill, underprivileged, and disabled kids.

Every penny of the money that is raised goes to the Smiles for Life Foundation. Participating dental practices offer professional teeth whitening to their patients, using Ultradent Products . Ultradent makes Boost in-office  teeth whitening and Opalescence take-home trays, and donates all of the necessary supplies.

Patients who get the teeth whitening write out a check directly to Smiles for Life. Half of their donation go to local charities and the rest is distributed to children’s charities that have been approved by the Crown Council. These include the Garth Books Teammates for Kids Foundation and the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Since 1998, the event has raised more than forty million dollars.

Even small donations can have a big impact on the lives of people who need it the most. Here’s looking ahead to the 2019 Smiles for Life!

Smiles for Life in Guatemala

By | Humanitarian Trips, Smiles For Life campaign, Tooth Whitening

The curtain is down on the 2018 edition of Smiles for Life teeth whitening fundraiser. Coming up next is the Smiles for Life Guatemala Expedition, set for September 14 through the 22nd. The expedition focuses on the Q’eqchi’ communities in Guatemala’s Polochic region. You can find out more by clicking here.

The Smiles for Life Foundation is the children’s charity of the Crown Council, a prestigious alliance of prominent dentists. The Crown Council is committed to excellence in dentistry and to giving back to their communities through events like Smiles for Life.

Smiles for Life uses teeth whitening to help children's charities“Over the years we’ve witnessed incredible experiences unfold for many practices, patients, team members, and many worthy children’s charities,” a Smiles for Life spokesman observed. “And it’s a great way to market your dental practice through top of the line awareness, and through doing good in your community.”

Ultradent Products supplies teeth whitening products for Smiles for Life.

In the twenty years of its activity, Smiles for Life has raised more than forty million dollars for children’s charities. Here’s looking ahead to the 2019 Smiles for Life!