Who We Are:

Smile for a Lifetime Foundation is a charitable non-profit organization that provides orthodontic care to individuals who may not have the opportunity to acquire assistance.

Launched in 2008, Smile for a Lifetime Foundation aims to reach individuals with financial challenges, special situations, and orthodontic needs. The Foundation sponsors the orthodontic care of hundreds of patients each year.

Smile for a Lifetime Foundation has participating orthodontists throughout the US. Each chapter has its own local Board of Directors who choose patients treated by the Foundation.

Who Qualifies:

To become a candidate for an orthodontic scholarship, interested patients must complete or have completed for them, a Smile for a Lifetime Foundation application that is available to download from this page.

Applicants must be children ages 10-17, residing in Novato or San Rafael, California, with a household income that does not exceed 200% of the US Department of Health and Human Services' poverty guidelines. http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml

Our Mission:

Our mission at Smile for a Lifetime is to create self confidence, inspire hope, and change the lives of children in our community with the gift of a smile.

Our Doctor:

Dr. Don Wilson is the founder of the Novato/San Rafael Chapter of Smile for a Lifetime Foundation. He is an orthodontic specialist and practices in Novato, California. For more about Dr. Don, click here.

Our Board:

Our Board Members are as diverse as the communities we serve; however, leadership and passion for community improvements are characteristics they all share.

Special Thanks:
Special thanks for services donated by:
Dr. Mahr Elder, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon;
Kim Vogee, Marin Orthodontics

Application Help:

• Deadline to submit applications for 2012 orthodontic scholarships is June 13th, 2012
• Letters of recommendation are mandatory and should be inspiring character references explaining the unique reason why this applicant should be chosen. These can be written by a neighbor, dentist, teacher, friend or other community member. Please do not submit more than two letters, and limit each reference letter to one page each. Please type or print clearly with black ink (no pencil).
• Photos are mandatory. See application for details. Pictures of the applicant's teeth must by clear.
• If selected for the next phase of screening, proof of income and proof of residence in Novato or San Rafael will be required.
• Your application, letters of recommendation, pictures, and any other documents provided during the application process, will not be returned to you and will become property of Smile for a Lifetime foundation.
• If chosen for an orthodontic scholarship, applicant must agree to only morning appointments at Dr. Don Wilson's office.
• Applications that do not meet the above criteria will not be voted on by our Board of Directors.
• Submit application, 3 photos and 2 letters of reference to:
  

Attn: Smile for a Lifetime
Office of Dr. Don Wilson
7250 Redwood Blvd., Ste. 107
Novato, CA 94945

For questions regarding applications, call Darlyn at 415.878.0240 or email info@wilsonortho.com.

For questions regarding events, PR, and fundraising, call Christina at 415.766.2013 ext.700 or email christina@cas-designs.com