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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.
To celebrate the achievement of treating its 1000th patient since its inception in 2005, ASO’s Give a Smile™ and Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd have come together for Target 1000. This campaign seeks to promote the wonderful work of Give a Smile™ and publicize the need for continued support for individuals with orthodontic needs.
From our very first patient Emma to our target of a 1000th patient, Give a Smile™ have had the pleasure of working with very many highly regarded companies and individuals - we've been fortunate enough to have both Emma and popular media personality, Shane Bourne, together for an interview. To watch Emma's interview with popular media personality, Shane Bourne, click here!
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 260 Give a Smile™ Orthodontists throughout Australia. That’s more than 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)
“I am aware of the valuable work that “Give a Smile is doing in providing free services to patients from public orthodontic waiting lists. The Australian government is committed to improving access to dental health care, so I am always interested to learn about different models of dental care provision. I appreciate your contribution and wish you and the Give a Smile organisation all the best in your endeavours”
Hon Nicola Roxon MP (Minister of Health and Ageing)
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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 250 young Australians will have larger-than-life grins thanks [ ... ]
|  World Orthodontic Congress 2010
This year Give a Smile was part of the 2010 World Orthodontic Congress in Sydney.
Give a Smile provided a booth which was part of the Australian Society of Orthodontists booth at the Congress. It was [ ... ]
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