Australian Society of Orthodontists
Welcome

Give a Smile™ is a public health goodwill concept initiated by the Australian Society of Orthodontists (Inc).

Give a Smile™ Orthodontists are ASO members who volunteer to treat, for no fee, patients selected from public orthodontic waiting lists throughout Australia.

Find out about Give a Smile™, who can be a Give a Smile™ patient, and how to become a Give a Smile™ Orthodontist.

There are now more than 230 Give a Smile™ Orthodontists throughout Australia. That’s almost 60% of all ASO Full Members!

 

 

"I commend those orthodontists that give freely of their time and resources to enable disadvantaged children to receive orthodontic treatment."

Katy Gallagher MLA (Deputy Chief Minister for Health, ACT)

 

"I would ask you to pass on my thanks to your members for their generosity and community spirit in providing this much needed orthodontic care for these children at no cost to the public purse."

      Hon John Hill MP (Minister for Health, SA)

 
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A new smile is Bourne

Popular television personality Shane Bourne looked on as Emma, Australia's first Give a Smile™ patient, had her braces removed recently.
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Give a Smile™ keeps on giving

From Darwin to Mildura to Bowen and Fremantle Give a Smile™ is putting smiles on faces around Australia. This year and every year, over 200 young Australians will have larger-than-life grins...
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The dental health crisis – Why Australians are now beginning to smile

Dental health waiting lists have now reached a crisis point in Australia. According to the Health Services Union, over 650,000 people are waiting for over three years on public dental health lists....
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