Veteran Named 'Smiley' Is Gifted With $60,000 Dental Implants By Generous Dentist

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A veteran was given the gift of a new smile by a dentist who was deeply moved by his touching personal story.
Larry "Smiley" Kleiman, who did two tours in Vietnam, had almost no natural teeth left when he saw Dr. Michael Tischler, founder of the Teeth Tomorrow franchise network, for a consultation.
Dr. Tischler was so moved by his personal story that he decided to perform the $60,000 surgery free of charge.
"He smiled, he had no teeth. His his name was Smiley, he was a fireman. He worked with dogs in Vietnam. And everything about him was just the kind of person that you wanna help," Tischler said.
Kleiman currently spends his time helping others with his local K-9 unit and as an active volunteer at his local firehouse. Which is why Tischler said he called he wife and said "let's help this guy."
And help him they did.
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Veteran Named 'Smiley' Is Gifted With $60,000 Dental Implants By Generous Dentist
"I wasn't really going to do it because it was a lot of money and on a fixed income, a retirement, there was no way feasible of me doing it," Kleiman said. "Until Dr. Tischler came back two days later and said come on in.
"He told me what we're going to do is pay back. You did your time in the service, we're going to pay you back."
Teeth Tomorrow bridges replace his many missing teeth and will improve both his health and happiness. The system is cutting edge, Tischler said, ,and also the least he could do for an American hero.
"They're giving up their lives for our freedom," Tischler said. "And to have a gentleman like this that had two tours in Vietnam, which was a horrible war... We felt good helping him. And today feels really good."
After years of discomfort both mental and physical, Kleiman can now smile with confidence and he couldn't feel more blessed.
"Nobody's ever done that for me. Nobody's every done that for me. I've always given to people," he said. "I'm a firefighter, I was an EMT'er... I still fight fires. And I help people."