IRVINE, Calif., May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Smile Brands Inc. and its Smiles for Everyone Foundation have been honored with a Silver Stevie® Award in the category of Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year - At Organizations With More Than 2,500 Employees. Smile Brands Inc., a leading dental support organization with over 400 affiliated practices across 17 states, has a mission to deliver Smiles for Everyone® by creating win-win relationships with patients, affiliated providers, employees, suppliers and the communities they serve.
In partnership with the Smiles for Everyone Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver free dental care to people in need both at home in the U.S. and around the world, Smile Brands Inc. affiliated offices and team members engage in Corporate Social Responsibility programs year-round.
The Smiles for Everyone Foundation was started by Smile Brands Inc. Founder and CEO, Steven C. Bilt, who recognized that the best way for his team to make a lasting impact to the community is by leveraging the skills of Smile Brands employees and affiliated providers. Through the Foundation's programs, Smile Brands volunteers are given the opportunity to give back by providing pro bono dentistry to both their local communities, as well as internationally at the Foundation's International Outposts.
"The Foundation's programs create an opportunity for dentists and their support staff to give back to their local communities as well as underserved communities globally in a truly meaningful way. By donating their personal skills and time, they are able to have an exponential impact on the communities that we serve," says Executive Director Crystal Strait. "Smile Brands Inc.'s dentists and support staff really deliver service with their hearts. In addition to providing healthy smiles, our teams have a lasting impact on the communities we serve with their kindness and compassion."
In 2018 alone, Smile Brands Inc. affiliated team members helped the Smiles for Everyone Foundation deliver over $3 million in donated dentistry to over 4,500 patients. Since its inception, the Foundation has delivered smiles to over 21,000 individuals in need, donating over $16 million in dentistry.
The winners of the Stevie® Awards were determined by the average scores of more than 200 professionals worldwide in the two-month judging process. The awards will be presented at The 17th Annual American Business Awards banquet on Tuesday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The complete lists of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners by category can be found on the ABA website at http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
About Smile Brands
Based in Irvine California, Smile Brands Inc. is one of the largest providers of support services to dental groups in the United States. Recently ranked #25 on Glassdoor's 2018 Best Places to Work list, Smile Brands Inc. provides comprehensive business support services through exclusive long term agreements with affiliate dental groups, so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing, and financial aspects of operating a dental practice. Smile Brands supports nearly 400 Bright Now!® Dental, Monarch Dental®, Castle Dental®, A+ Dental Care, OneSmile Dental, Johnson Family Dental, P3 Dental Group, and DecisionOne Dental Partners offices in 17 states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Smile Brands is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit http://www.smilebrands.com.
About the Smiles For Everyone Foundation
The Smiles for Everyone Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of delivering smiles for everyone by providing free dental care for those in need, both at home in the U.S. and around the world. Since 2011, the Smiles for Everyone Foundation has delivered over 21,000 smiles and $16.2 million in donated dentistry. The foundation currently supports programs which provide free dental care to those in need in Cambodia, Ghana, Laos, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Thailand, and the United States. For more information or to make a donation, visit http://www.smilesforeveryone.org.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
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