Change A Life With Tomorrow’s SMILES!

Darian – Pre Op

Darian, a 15-year-old boy about to start high school, refused to smile. A school nurse observed that it was a result of severe tooth decay. She recommended him to the Tomorrow’s SMILES program and he was accepted. Edna Soomans, Darian’s middle school nurse, said, “I promised Darian three years ago that I would do my best to get his teeth fixed before he starts high school. I truly hope that the Tomorrow’s SMILES program will be the answer I have been searching for.”

In his application essay he told a story that is all too common, “Mean kids at school and other people talk about me and laugh at me. When they do that it makes me very angry and upset. I feel terrible when that happens. Changing the appearance of my smile would help me a lot. It would make me feel more confident. Kids would stop talking about me, laughing at me, and singling me out… It would change my life!”

After completing the second of three pay-it-forward lessons he summed up the impact of the Tomorrow’s SMILES program. “I’m not afraid to smile again.”

Darian – Post Op

Pediatric dental disease is America’s number one chronic childhood illness and over four million American children suffer each year. This illness is completely treatable, curable and preventable with proper care. A healthy smile enhances self-esteem and encourages teens to take responsibility for their oral health and well-being. Because dental caries is a cumulative disease that begins in early childhood and periodontal disease is a disease that begins in early adolescence, teens have the highest oral disease rate of all child age groups.

The Dawson Academy and National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) have partnered to give promising at-risk teens a brighter future, and we need your help! Dawson students and alumni across the country have a unique opportunity to take part in Tomorrow’s SMILES®, a special NCOHF volunteer program designed to restore the self-confidence of at-risk students and leave them better prepared for healthy, productive futures. Tomorrow’s SMILES volunteer practitioners donate their time and services to provide comprehensive restorative and esthetic dental care to a deserving teen. Dental professionals can recommend a Tomorrow’s SMILES patient, or a qualifying teen will be identified and prescreened through NCOHF partnerships with National Association of School Nurses and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Volunteer practitioners are also eligible to receive complimentary dental supplies through Tomorrow’s SMILES product sponsors, Nobel Biocare and Invisalign, for use with their Tomorrow’s SMILES case. Become part of this innovative program that rescues teens from a lifetime of low self-esteem and health complications by volunteering today! Call 1-800-559-9838 or click here to learn more.