Dr. Tod Hardin's Practice Offers Low-Cost Dentistry to Fund Charitable Donations

    GRESHAM, OR, October 15, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Tod Hardin and his team of orthodontic professionals have caused smiles to spread across the faces of disadvantaged families and their children with their new nonprofit organization, dubbed Reason2Grin.

"We raise money to support charities that involve women, children and their families," Dr. Tod Hardin, owner and doctor at Hardin Orthodontics, said. "Most of our patients are women or children, so it just feels right to give back to them."

Reason2Grin - which just launched in January of this year- supports Susan G. Komen For the Cure, the Northwest Autism Foundation and My Father's House, a local homeless shelter for families.

Since 1996, Hardin and his team of professionals have been straightening smiles for patients in the Sandy and Gresham areas. Hardin's compassionate approach to orthodontic treatment spilled over into a devotion for the communities he practices in and the patients he helps.

"Most of our patients are women and children," Hardin said. "So our efforts have been really focused in those areas."

Earlier this year, Hardin and his staff participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure series, in attempt to raise funds and awareness for women battling against breast cancer.

Dr. Hardin's team also sponsors a room at My Father's House. When a new homeless family moves in, all of the bedding, kitchen wares and household items many of us take for granted are donated to the family. "This gives these families a leg up when they are ready to try and make a go of it on their own again," Hardin said.

What's unique about Hardin's effort, he says, is that it helps those that need assistance both inside and outside the field of orthodontic medicine.

"We had heard of offices doing low-cost orthodontic work for those in need but, we wondered, is there more that we could do?" Hardin recalled. And his answer was yes.

As a way to raise money for Reason2Grin, Dr. Hardin established a monthly sponsorship program available to dental professionals. "The program gives dental hygienists, administrative staff and others the opportunity to have access to quality treatment at a low cost," Hardin said. "We want to say thank you to them and their dedication to our field while, at the same time, raise money for a worthy cause."

Reason2Grin is an out-of-the-box solution that benefits all parties, Hardin added.

"It's really a marrying of a bunch of ideas: giving back to the dental community, as well as our neighbors, and going above and beyond the scope of orthodontic charity," Hardin said.

For more information or to make a donation to Reason2Grin, please contact the Hardin Orthodontics Gresham office at (503) 405-8236 or the Sandy office at (971) 252-4435.

Hardin Orthodontics has been the leading provider of orthodontic care to Gresham, Sandy, Troutdale and other East County Oregon communities for 15 years. Since then, Dr. Tod Hardin has created more than 4,000 beautiful smiles. Please visit www.hardinortho.com to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hardin today.

Hardin Orthodontics is a dentistry situated in Gresham, Oregon, United States which provides you orthodontic services with the latest technology.

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