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Help Paying for Medical Costs - Dental Braces

DESCRIPTION: Provides financial help to people with a health condition or disability so that they can pay medical bills or other expenses related to health care. MORE INFORMATION Offers braces at a lower cost to low-income families, and sometimes fully donated services. Several orthodontists participate in [Minnesota](https://smileschangelives.org/for-orthodontists/provider-directory).

Last Update

04/25/2025

Physical Address

2405 Grand Blvd, Ste 300, Kansas City, MO 64108

Application process

[Online application](https://smileschangelives.org/for-kids-and-parents/apply-for-braces)

Fee

$30 non-refundable application fee, $650 required program fee.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the program, applicants must: * Be 7 - 18 years old * Have "good" oral hygiene * Have a moderate to severe need for braces * Do not currently wearing braces * Family must meet the [financial guidelines](https://smileschangelives.org/for-kids-and-parents/apply-for-braces/financial-qualifications) * Be willing to pay the $30 non-refundable application fee and the $650 required program fee (per child)

Service area

Dodge, MN
Goodhue, MN
Houston, MN
Kanabec, MN
Koochiching, MN
Lincoln, MN
Nicollet, MN
Olmsted, MN
Otter Tail, MN
St. Louis, MN
Aitkin, MN
Cass, MN
Jackson, MN
Le Sueur, MN
Morrison, MN
Nobles, MN
Norman, MN
Polk, MN
Scott, MN
Traverse, MN
Watonwan, MN
Big Stone, MN
Carver, MN
Chippewa, MN
Cook, MN
Crow Wing, MN
Mille Lacs, MN
Pope, MN
Renville, MN
Rock, MN
Roseau, MN
Stearns, MN
Anoka, MN
Chisago, MN
Clay, MN
Grant, MN
Kandiyohi, MN
Marshall, MN
Pine, MN
Pipestone, MN
Redwood, MN
Steele, MN
Wright, MN
Becker, MN
Fillmore, MN
Mahnomen, MN
Mower, MN
Pennington, MN
Rice, MN
Todd, MN
Wabasha, MN
Washington, MN
Wilkin, MN
Winona, MN
Brown, MN
Clearwater, MN
Dakota, MN
Faribault, MN
Freeborn, MN
Isanti, MN
Itasca, MN
Kittson, MN
Lake of the Woods, MN
Martin, MN
Yellow Medicine, MN
Beltrami, MN
Blue Earth, MN
Carlton, MN
Cottonwood, MN
Lac Qui Parle, MN
McLeod, MN
Ramsey, MN
Sherburne, MN
Stevens, MN
Swift, MN
Wadena, MN
Benton, MN
Douglas, MN
Hennepin, MN
Hubbard, MN
Lake, MN
Lyon, MN
Meeker, MN
Murray, MN
Red Lake, MN
Sibley, MN
Waseca, MN

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