PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Stryker Orthodontics is proud to introduce our Partners in Education Program. With many school districts suffering recent budget cuts, our schools are bearing the brunt of this economic crisis. We would like to do our part to help with this crisis.
Through our Partners in Education program, Stryker Orthodontics will donate $50 directly to the school of each new patient who begins treatment during the 2011-2012 school year. We have supplied each school with post cards for the teachers to hand out to students, the student must bring the card to their visit the day they start treatment. At the end of the month we will send out a check to each school that had students start treatment.
We will let the schools know which students started treatment so they can be recognized for their part in helping their school.
So let your friends know about this great program and together we can make a difference in our local schools.
Please contact our office with any questions you may have.
Smile for a Lifetime
WHO WE ARE
Smile for a Lifetime Foundation is a charitable non‐profit organization that provides orthodontic care to individuals who may not otherwise 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 to be treated by the Foundation.
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, underserved individual who, in turn, can use this gift to better themselves and our community.
THE DOCTOR
After completing his undergraduate studies at Kansas State University, Dr. Ross Stryker attended the University of Missouri‐Kansas City School of Dentistry and graduated in 1982. He served his country in the military for 12 years, eight as a general dentist. He received his orthodontic training in the military from 1990 to 1992 and served his last four years as an orthodontist.
Dr. Stryker started his private practice in Lebanon, Mo. in 1994. Since 1996 he and his team have traveled to Waynesville, Missouri and in 2006 he had his own office built there and now works out of both the Lebanon and Waynesville locations.
Dr. Stryker stays abreast of the latest advances in orthodontics with memberships in the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Missouri Dental Association and the Greater Springfield Dental Society, where he served as secretary and treasurer for several years. Dr. Stryker also continues his education through participation in three study clubs.
WHO QUALIFIES
To become a candidate, interested patients must complete or have completed for them, a Smile of a Lifetime Foundation application that is available at the link below. Applicants must be a resident of the area that this chapter of the foundation serves and between the ages of 10‐18 years old.
APPLY NOW
Please download forms below to apply to the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation. Be sure and read over the application guidelines carefully before filling out and submitting the application!
Stryker Orthodontics Donates to Community
January will be the month that Stryker Orthodontics will be making donations to the Lebanon and Waynesville scholarship funds to help recipients further their education. The Back Pack Programs thru 1st Christian Church in Lebanon for Lebanon School District and Waynesville RVI School District’s program for Waynesville students will be given a donation in February. The March donations will be used for the small sponsorships we give to during the year. We love “Putting a smile on your face” and in return you give others a helping hand!
