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Stephen Roth and Smiles Canada

Canada program: Orthodontics is a speciality within dentistry that focuses on correcting crooked teeth and jaws. "Society puts a high value on a smile a smile is a very powerful thing," said Stephen Roth, an orthodontist and national director of Smiles 4 Canada, according to CBC. Unfortunately many children have dental problems that make them self conscious and keep them from smiling, according to the Smiles 4 Canada website. They've started a program called Smiles 4 Canada that covers most of the cost of orthodontic treatment for low income children. Many of those problems could be fixed with proper orthodontic treatment, but not every family can afford it. The program is not entirely free. The Smiles 4 Canada program was created to help those children. "It really incredible and it really rewarding for us to watch as orthodontists when we see someone smile improve and we see their whole self confidence is improving, their whole attitude is improving," Roth told Information Morning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.