Did your kids get too much candy while trick-or-treating?
On Tuesday, a Dallas hospital will pay children to hand in their excess goodies.
Medical City Children's Hospital and one of its orthodontists are offering kids $1 for a pound of candy. But don't expect to rake too much extra cash -- the hospital is limiting trade-ins to only three pounds of candy per child.
Kids will also receive an "oral care goody bag" and be entered to win one of two $25 Visa gift cards.
Medical City Children's Hospital is holding the event in recognition of National Orthodontic Health Month. The hospital said tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in young children but it is 99 percent preventable.
The candy trade-in is from 3-6 p.m. in the hospital's atrium. The hospital is located at 7777 Forest Lane in Dallas.
What happens to the candy? It won't go to waste -- the hospital will send it to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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