What is the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation?
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.  The doctors at Bandeen Orthodontics are the orthodontic providers for the Greater Battle Creek/Marshall Michigan chapter of Smiles for a Lifetime.  The Greater Battle Creek/Marshall chapter of Smiles for a Lifetime was established in February 2011 and is part of a large network of chapters serving communities across the country.  The doctors at Bandeen Orthodontics consider it an honor to be able to participate with such a wonderful national foundation in an effort to serve xtheir community locally.  Please click on the "application" button below to nominate a deserving candidate for an "orthodontic scholarship" and give the give of a "smile for a lifetime"!

OUR MISSION
At Smile for a Lifetime Foundation it is our mission to create self confidence, inspire hope, and change the lives of children in our community in a dramatic way. The gift of a smile can
do all this for a deserving, under-served individual who, in turn, can use this gift to better themselves and our community.

WHO QUALIFIES
To become a candidate, interested patients must complete or have completed for them, a Smile for a Lifetime Foundation application that is available by clicking on the "Click Here for an Applications" button below and to the left or selecting it from the list.

FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
* Application for Candidates
* Informational Brochure about Smile for a Lifetime of Battle Creek & Marshall


APPLICATION HELP
*  Letters of Recommendation are mandatory. 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).
*  Your attached picture of the applicant’s teeth must be clear.
*  Your application, letters of reference and pictures will not be returned to you and will become property of Smile for a Lifetime Foundation
*  The applicant must be a resident of the area the foundation serves.