>>>4@4@
>>>4@4@ IT WAS AN EASTER SUNDAY FULL OF SUNSHINE AND SMILES IN
THE ST. LOUIS AREA.
FOR SOME KIDS, THOSE SMILES ARE
JUST A BIT WIDER.
AND YOU 4@ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IN OUR MAKING A DIFF4@ERENCE
REPORT, SOME LOCAL DOCTORS ARE
HELPING KIDS DO AN ABOUT-FACE.4
>> Reporter: EVERYONE LOOKS
FORWARD TO THEIR NEXT 4@TRIP,
UNLESS IT'S A TRIP TO THE
ORTHODONTIST.
ORTHODONTIST. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING PATRICK?
TOOK 12-YEAR-OLD PATRICK
>> Reporter: 12-YEAR-OLD 4@
PATRICK GRIFFIN, A PATIENT AT
JUNCTION O4@RTHODONTICS GETS TO
THE ROOT 4@OF THE PROBLEM.
WEARING BRACES CAN BE PASTE
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL. >> LET'S TAKE THE WIRE OUT AND
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. >> BECAUSE 4@LIKE, IT HURTS TO
CHEW.
CHEW.
CHEW. THIS HURTS FROM FOR ME
SOMETIMES.4@
SOMETIMES.4@ >> HOPEFULL4@Y THOSE RETAINERS
WILL FIT BETTER.
>> Reporter: AFTER TWO YEARS,4@
PATRICK IS JUST A FEW MONTHS
AWAY FROM HAVING THEM REMOVED.
WHICH IS GOOD FOR HIM AND HIS
PARENT'S BANK ACCOUNT.
>> WHEN YOU GO TO A DENTAL
SCHOOL CLINIC THEY ARE ABOUT
$4200 UP TO $8000 FOR 4@A SET O
BRACES.
BRACES.
BRACES. >> Reporter: INSURANCE
COMPANIES DON'T TYPICALLY COVER
THE COST.
THE COST.
THE COST. THAT IS WHY THIS 4@DOCTOR AND 4@
SEVEN OTHER FEMALE ORTHODONTIST
DECIDED TO 4@DO SOMETHING TO HE
FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD
BRACES.
BRACES.
BRACES. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
OUTSIDE JUNCTION ORTHODONTICS A
FEW DAYS4@ AFTER PATRICK'S
APPOINTMENT.
APPOINTMENT. AND LINE STARTED FORMING AN
HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE
OFFICE OPENED. 4@
>> HIGH.
>> HIGH.
>> HIGH. >> Reporter: BECAUSE TODAY,
FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE TR4@-
STATE4@ AREA ARE HERE FOR FREE
SCREENINGS.
SCREENINGS. >> AS A GROUP4@ WE HAVE PLEDGED
ABOUT $400,000 FOR FREE
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> WE JUST THOUGHT, WHAT A
GREAT WAY TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT
IN THE COMMUNITY AND 4@BE ABLE4
PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR A LOT OF
KIDS, AND GET SCREENINGS TO
HELP GET PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM.
>> Reporter: THE WOMEN
ORTHODONTIST4@ ARE 4@DONATING T
SERVICES THROUGH SMILE CHANGE
SMILES CHANGE LIES.
A NONPROFIT THAT HELPS CHILDREN
WHOSE FAMILIES CAN AFFORD THE
FULL COST OF BRACY BRACES.
>> BITE DOWN.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> I THOUGHT THIS WAS AWESOME.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO GET BACK TO
THE4@ COMMITTEE.
THE4@ COMMITTEE. >> Reporter: MONIQUE JOHNSON
WAS HERE WITH HER ENTIRE 4@
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. SHE HAS FOSTERED EIGHT KIDS,
ADOPTED SEVEN OF THEM, AND 4@IT
CAN BE EXPENSIVE.
BRACES JUST AREN'T IN 4@THE
BUDGET.
BUDGET.
BUDGET. >> OP4@ OBVIOUSLY, I WOULD
PROBABLY HAVE BEEN OUT OF LUCK.
>> Reporter: 4@THAT NOW HER HEA
IS SMILING.
IS SMILING. >> OPEN REAL BIG 4@FOR ME.
>> Reporter:4@4@ SMILES CHANGE
LIVES ORTHODONTIST HAD TREATED
MORE THAN 12,000 CHILDREN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE 1997.
>> MUCH EVERYONE WHO CAME
THROUGH TODAY HAS A NEED THAT I
HAVE SEEN.
HAVE SEEN. >> 4@OPEN REAL BIG FOR ME, OKAY
>> Reporte4@r:4@4@ THIS GIRL IS
>> 4@OPEN REAL BIG FOR ME, OKAY >> Reporte4@r:4@4@ THIS GIRL IS@
FAN OF HEAVY METAL.
YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS WHO HAVE
BRACES?
BRACES?
BRACES? BACK AT ABOUT SIX.
>> Reporter: SIX FRIENDS X WHAT
BACK AT ABOUT SIX. >> Reporter: SIX FRIENDS X WHAT@
DID THEY SAY ABOUT HIM.4@
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS SAY ABOUT
THEM?
THEM?
THEM? >>4@4@ THOSE OF US WHO CAN'T AF
OTHERWISE, I APPRECIATE IT. 4@
IT'S AWESOME.
IT'S AWESOME. >> Reporter: IN ALL, 4@MORE THA
50 LOCAL KIDS WILL GET NEW
BRACES AT GREATLY REDUCED
PRICES.
PRICES.
PRICES. >> BITE TOGETHER ON YOUR BACK 4@
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>4@ JUST TO GIVE BACK AND HELP
OTHERS THAT REALLY TRULY DO
NEED THE HELP.
>> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
REALLY DOES.
REALLY DOES. >> Reporter: EIGHT 4@FEMALE
ORTHODONTIST --
ORTHODONTIST -- >> YOU JUST HAVE TO BABY4@ TEET
LEFT.
LEFT.
LEFT. >>
LEFT. >> Reporter:4@ -- GIVING BACK.
>> DO YOU KNOW YOUR JOB IS?4@
RUSHER TEETH.
RUSHER TEETH. EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> Reporter: AND GIVING FAMILY
FAMILIES A REASON TO SMILE.
>> YES, 4@MORE POWER TO WOMEN.4
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