Hello to Women in Orthodontics!
As a new member to the page, I just wanted to make sure to get the word out about the non-profit organization that I manage here in Colorado. The Colorado Orthodontic Foundation (COF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to the mission of providing affordable orthodontic treatment and education to as many financially challenged children and families as possible.
We received our 501(c)3 approval in 2009, so we are still a young organization, but in the time since then we have been able to start treatment on over 130 deserving patients. We screen patients for income-level eligibility (focusing on families that have CHP+ or are uninsured or under-insured) and provide orthodontic treatments to these patients at a fraction of the cost of private office treatment. We do this by enlisting the help of generous orthodontists from all over the Denver Metro and Colorado Springs who donate their skills at no cost -- the patient's fee goes towards paying for operational costs, equipment, orthodontic supplies, etc.
One of the best parts about our organization is the amazing people we get to work with. We have two women orthodontists (Dr. Cassy Wiggins of Summit Orthodontics in Parker, CO and Dr. Amy Shearer of Canyon Point Orthodontics in Golden, CO) who freely volunteer one clinic day every other month to dedicate solely to COF patients. Without the generosity of spirit of these two doctors and others like them who treat COF patients in their private offices, our organization could not exist, much less expand to the levels we are at currently.
I am proud to be a part of such a great cause (bringing even more beautiful smiles to appreciative and deserving families), and I hope that we can provide our services for many years to come. To get more information about our organization, please feel free to visit www.coloradoorthodonticfoundation.org.…
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