Orthodontist sends patient candy to Iraq

MENTOR, Ohio (AP) -- What's the worst day of the year for an orthodontist? Dr. Kenneth Lawrence of Mentor says it's the day after Halloween.
Every year on that day he gets phone calls from parents whose children have damaged their braces by eating chewy Halloween candy.
So Dr. Lawrence came up with a plan to cut down on those calls. He offers the trick-or-treaters $1 a pound for their goodies.
He started this five years ago and says it has been very successful.
Last year, children turned in more than 80 pounds of candy.
As he did last year, Dr. Lawrence says he'll send the candy to soldiers serving in Iraq. He suspects much of the candy will then be passed on to Iraqi children.