Starr Orthodontics is excited to announce that we recently became a chapter of Smile for a Lifetime, a Colorado-based national nonprofit that partners with doctors to offer free orthodontic procedures, like braces, to people who need them. This local Matthews chapter will serve low-income residents in Matthews, Mint Hill and Union County, NC.
The chapter will focus on serving patients 18 and younger, and includes a board of volunteers who will screen and select patients based on photos of their smile and an online application. The chapter is required to select at least six patients a year to receive free treatment, but Drs. Garry Starr and Steven Dickens hope to at least double that effort.
“We’ve taken on patients (for free) in the past, but this will be a mechanism to identify them in the community and get the care to people who really need it,” Dr. Starr said. “When you have a beautiful smile, that’s a real boost to self-esteem and can be life-changing for a child.”
For more information about this wonderful program, visit our website, the Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly or the Smile for a Lifetime website!
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Wishing a very Happy 50th Birthday to Dr. Starr from the entire team. All of us very much appreciate working for you, Dr. Starr. You are such an authentic individual, someone who is fun, sensitive, kind, loving, highly ethical, energetic, honest, generous, forgiving, loyal to all, hilarious and a man of integrity – always. Dr. Starr – you are WIDE OPEN and we all love working for you. Happy Birthday from your devoted team!”
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