Moses Lake dentist buying back candy

MOSES LAKE — Children who got a little more Halloween candy than they wanted – or who just want to make a little cash – can sell it to the dentist. 

Smile Surfers Kids Dentistry in Moses Lake is holding a candy buyback this week, according to Front Office Lead Erica Cardenas. 

“We do $2 a pound,” Cardenas said. “It's not necessary to book an appointment; we are just doing walk ins.” 

The candy is donated to Second Harvest, an organization that supplies food banks around the Northwest, Cardenas said.  

This is the first time the Moses Lake office, which opened in April, has had the opportunity to buy back Halloween candy, Cardenas said. Smile Surfers offices in the Tri-Cities have been holding the event for a number of years and bring in close to 300 pounds of candy every year, she said. 

Smile Surfers is located at 1429 S. Pioneer Way. Candy will be accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through Friday. 

“It's just a way to promote oral health and encourage the kiddos to give away any candy they don't (want),” she said. “Or (for) the parents that don't want their kids to be eating the candy.”