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It may not be quite like "Cash for Clunkers," but "Cash for Candy" is turning Halloween treats in Michiana into cash. A number of local dentists are offering to pay kids by the pound for turning in their candy. Dr. David Fishbaugh of North Point Pediatric Dentistry in South Bend has been offering a program like this for four years now. He pays kids $2 per pound for the candy they turn in. By mid-day Monday his office had already collected nearly 100 pounds of candy. By the end of the collection period on Thursday, Fishbaugh expects his practice will easily collect 700 to 800 pounds of candy. As a dentist, his motivation is simple. He wants to keep cavity-producing candy out of kid's mouths. He says he actually got the idea to start offering the program four years ago when he was bargaining with his son to get him to give up his candy.

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