Smiles Change Lives
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
Voice
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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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