The Colorado Orthodontic Foundation (COF),Denver, will hold its 3rd Annual “Give Kids a Smile” orthodonticscreening day on February 3, 2012, to evaluate children in need in theDenver metro area for orthodontic treatment. The goal of the Give Kids aSmile screening day is to screen more than 50 new patients and signthem up for orthodontic services to be treated over the next 2 years.

The COF has partnered with local orthodontists Cassy Wiggins, DMD, of Summit Orthodontics (pictured), and Anil Idiculla, DMD, of Park Meadows and Metropolitan Orthodonticsto screen the children on that day. The event has received support fromthe American Dental Association and is sponsored by Colgate, which hasdonated dental kits for the screenings.

In addition, Idiculla and his staff will be hosting a VIP fund-raiser,titled “Friday Night Bites,” that night at Snooze A.M. Eatery, locatedin Denver, to celebrate the day and raise awareness of the COF’sefforts.