Smile for a Lifetime of Greater Denver
Who We Are
Smile for a Lifetime of Greater Denver is a charitable, non-profit organization that provides orthodontic care to individuals who may not otherwise have the opportunity to acquire assistance. We aim to reach individuals with financial challenges, special situations, and orthodontic needs.
Nationally, the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation sponsors orthodontic care for hundreds of patients each year, and has participating orthodontists throughout the U.S.
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, underserved 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 application. The application and guidelines may be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
Click here for the Application Guidelines
Click here for the Application to Smile for a Lifetime
Click here for example photographs to accompany applications
You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the Application and Guidelines.
Return your completed application and other required materials to:
Smile for a Lifetime of Greater Denver
P.O. Box 3948
Littleton, Colorado 80161-3948
The next application deadline is April 5, 2010.
We will be selecting 5 candidates to receive free braces.
If you have further question please contact us at: desiree@drtheroux.com
The Doctor
Dr. Theroux graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with highest distinction. He also completed his specialty residency in orthodontics and obtained a Master of Science degree from the University of Minnesota Graduate School.
Dr. Theroux has been selected by the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners as an orthodontic case reviewer/consultant to the board, and has lectured on the local, state, national and international level on orthodontics. He is the inventor of the Theroux Phase One Essix Retainer, and has conducted extensive research in orthodontic tooth movement.
Dr. Theroux is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists and the American Dental Association as well as the Colorado Dental Association. He was also the Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists' representative on the National New and Younger Member Advisory Committee to the Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists, and was rated as one of the top in 2008 by 5280 Magazine.
Board of Directors
John C. Bosley, M.D., FAAP -- pediatrician with Pediatrics 5280, and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Carol Bowar -- President and CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver.
Nicholas C. Kyriazi, M.D. -- private practitioner with Littleton Pediatric Medical Center.
Mary Moorman, CPA, PLLC -- CPA serving both public and private companies.
Carina Pener, M.D.-- pediatrician with Partners in Pediatrics, with a specialized area of interest is adolescent medicine.
Christine Theroux, DDS -- private practice dentist with an emphasis on family and cosmetic dentistry, and volunteer for the Metro Denver Dental Society.
Mike Timlin -- major league baseball player and supporter of the Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Susan Wright -- Adoption Process Manager for Project 127-- a local ministry that supports families who are adopting foster care children in Colorado.
Ande Humphrey-Zervas, Esq. -- Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate for the 18th Judicial District, Arapahoe County, and pro bono volunteer for the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center.
Board of Advisors
Nancy Grant, DDS -- private practitioner specializing in pediatric dentistry. Dr. Grant was the first female resident ever to be accepted into the New York Children's Hospital Pediatric Dental graduate program in Buffalo, NY, and served on the faculty there for 13 years.
Kemie Houston, DDS, MS, PC -- Dr. Houston has been in private practice in the Denver area for 18 years. She is currently the president of the Southwest Society of Pediatric Dentists (US District V), previously held a fellowship at the Scottish Rite Hospital for the physically and neurologically handicapped, Denton State School for the Mentally Retarded.
Jonathan Sierk, DDS -- private practitioner in Highlands Ranch, specializing in pediatric dentistry. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Pediatric Dental Residency Program at Denver Children's Hospital.
Andrew Weisenfeld, DDS -- Dr. Weisenfeld is a pediatric dentist who has been in practice for 30 years. He is the owner of Centennial Children’s Dental Center, and is also a treating dentist and consultant at both Children’s Hospital in Aurora, and the surgical department at the Health One Centennial Medical Plaza in Centennial.