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On the Road to Healthy Smiles
Help Local Kids Have you ever seen the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (fondly known as the Tooth Truck) roll by and thought to yourself: I wonder what goes on inside the Tooth Truck or Where is it headed today? We’re glad you asked! The Tooth Truck operates five days a week and is specifically designed to travel to area schools and after-school programs to rev-up the oral health of local children. We’re on a mission to ensure every child we treat walks away with a healthy smile. Thousands of children in our area suffer from a lack of access to dental care. It affects their
Dental Appointments since the Tooth Truck Began:
48,607 for
health, their speech and their school attendance. They suffer pain and embarrassment. These children motivate us to put the pedal to the metal and provide dental treatments day after day.
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children
Total Value of Treatments since the Tooth Truck Began:
12,233,103
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The Smile She Was Meant To Have! When The Tooth Truck visited Bethany at Glendale High School, she was a vivacious senior who was looking forward to her upcoming graduation and senior prom just two days away. The school nurse mentioned that Bethany had a broken front tooth for several years, and it was causing her some embarrassment. Since the softer inside of the tooth was constantly exposed, it had a cavity and was quite sensitive. Bethany’s family fell into a common gray area of not qualifying for assistance and not being able to afford private dental insurance. Bethany had just become accustomed to a close-mouthed smile and trying to not let food touch the broken tooth. Knowing that she had so many exciting events coming up, The Tooth Truck staff asked Bethany if she would like to stay on after her cleaning appointment and have
her broken tooth fixed. Her eyes and face immediately lit up –a verbal yes was merely a formality. Dr. Sarah removed the cavity from the tooth, placed a composite filling to repair the broken portion and smoothed out the neighboring tooth so the two front teeth would appear as similar as possible. The moment of truth came as Dr. Sarah handed Bethany a mirror to reveal the transformation she had waited so many years to see – the reflection of a beautiful and confident young lady!
Join Us in Helping Make Kids’ Lives Better! Help the Tooth Truck and Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks in providing access to dental treatment for the kids in our community who need it the most. Your investment will provide more than three times its value in dental treatment. I wish to underwrite one or more treatment plan(s) as follows: ____ Average treatment plan for 1 child @ $182 ____ Average treatment plan for 3 children @ $546 ____ Average treatment plan for 6 children @ $1,092
I have enclosed $________________ .
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Card Number: _________________________________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________ Security Code:____________ Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: ________________________________ State: _____ Zip: __________ Telephone:_____________________________________________________ Please contact me about becoming a monthly donor. You may also make your donation by calling 417.875.3505 or online at www.toothtruck.org
Roadside Assistance Our Tooth Truck wheels keep rolling because of generous donations from our community and people like you. With your help, local kids will merge into the healthy smiles fast lane with the road map to a lifetime of good oral hygiene. By donating online at RMHCozarks.org/Tooth-Truck or completing the enclosed form, you’re helping The Tooth Truck and Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Ozarks accelerate onto the hygiene highway to provide dental treatments to the kids in our community who truly need it the most.
RMHCozarks.org/Tooth-Truck The following trademarks used herein are owned by McDonald’s Corporation and its affiliiates and are used under license: Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Ronald McDonald. ©2016 Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Tooth Truck name and logo are owned by The Tooth Truck, Inc.