To participate, simply write a brief essay on what makes your teacher special. Please make sure to include specific details about how that teacher has influenced you and/or how they have played an active role in your school or the community.

Contest Rules: One entry per student. Typed and not to exceed 500 words. Entries must be submitted to the office by April 15, 2012 and be signed by a parent or guardian. Eligible grades 1-12.

Prizes:

• The student who writes the winning essay will win a $50.00 iTunes gift card
• The winning teacher will win an embroidered Teacher of the Year bag filled with goodies and a $100.00 American Express gift card
• Both student and teacher will be recognized by SmilesForever

KEEP THOSE ENTRIES COMING! We have been thrilled to read the entries brought in so far and are enjoying learning how your special teachers have touched your lives! Bring your essays in to one of our three SmilesForever locations by April 15, 2012. Entry forms are available at all front desk locations, simply attach your essay to the form and you are officially entered in the Teacher of the Year Contest!

We look forward to reading your essay entry soon!

6050 Spout Springs Road

Flowery Branch, GA 30542

(678)960-2600

Yes, you’ve read correctly – our newest orthodontic practice location is now open! We welcome all of our patients to visit us in Flowery Branch. We’d love to see your smiles and show you around our new office, so if you find yourselves in the neighborhood please stop in and say hello!

The Safari Petting Zoo was a huge success with the adults and children alike. The children loved checking out the animals teeth and were quite curious to inquire whether the animals were getting braces too! So very cute! (And for those who may still be wondering – no they were just happy to share their smiles with us, but are a little too big to fit in our clinic chairs!)

The weather was a bit chilly but those celebrating with us were able to warm up with wonderful food, drinks, hot buttery popcorn and warm coffee!

We were happy to notice that the children weren’t the only ones enjoying the activities at our Grand Opening Celebration! We caught a few adults getting their faces painted, interacting with the animals and relaxing with old and new friends.

Here are a few pictures taken at our celebration for you to enjoy!

Fun For Everyone!

November 5th, 2011

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m

Please come and join us for our Flowery Branch Grand Opening! We are so excited to meet our new neighborhood community. To share in our celebration we would like to invite all of our patients and neighbors and to come out for a fun-filled family day!

Plan on FREE FOOD – PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS – SAFARI PETTING ZOO – FACE PAINTING – GRAND OPENING COUPONS AND 1 LUCKY PATIENT WILL WIN FREE BRACES!

Bring your smiles and and come celebrate with us!

6050 Spout Springs Road – Flowery Branch, GA 30542

Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Parsons with our SmilesForever Mascot!

We were excited to see so many familiar faces and to meet so very many new SmilesForever friends!  The weather was perfect for a fall festival and parents and children alike appeared to enjoy the wind, fun, games and prizes.  The food was yummy, and the smiles filling the festival were spectacular!

Everyone loved meeting our new SmilesForever Mascot and were thrilled to enter the contest to help us choose our Mascot’s name!

Our staff had so much fun with everyone who stopped by our booth to say hello and play games!

Our SmilesForever staff sends a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the Harvest Balloon Festival with us this past weekend at Sterling On The Lake!

]]> http://www.smilesforever.com/blog/2011/10/a-harvest-of-smiles/feed/ 0 http://www.smilesforever.com/blog/2011/10/grand-opening-party/ http://www.smilesforever.com/blog/2011/10/grand-opening-party/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:44:53 +0000 erinbailliard@yahoo.com http://www.smilesforever.com/blog/?p=112 SmilesForever Orthodontics is delighted to announce the Grand Opening of our Flowery Branch office on Saturday, November 5th, 2011 with a FAMILY FUN DAY!

To celebrate the opening of our Flowery Branch office, we invite our SmilesForever Orthodontic family of patients, community neighbors and friends to our

~Grand Opening and Family Fun Day~

Our Grand Opening festivities will include, Prizes and Giveaways, Grand Opening Coupons, A Safari Petting Zoo, Face Painting, and 1 LUCKY WINNER will win FREE BRACES!

Please plan to come join us from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and share your smiles. We look forward to celebrating with you!

SmilesForever Orthodontics

6050 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch, GA 30542

Please come out and join us on Saturday, October 15th, 2011 for a fun-filled family and community day!

Festival activities include -

Balloon Rides

Festival Food

Pumpkin Carving

Concerts

Bake Sale

Kiddie Games and Face Painting

Be sure to come visit our SmilesForever booth from 1:30 to 7:30 P.M. for prizes, giveaways, fun and games! We look forward to seeing your smiles!

Sterling On The Lake

7005 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch, GA 30542

Adult braces are more popular than ever. Many patients believe they may have missed their opportunity to get braces yet with the many options available for the adult patient today, the choices are exciting! Orthodontists can easily help patients of any age to correct dental problems.

Common Adult Concerns

Jaw joint problems

Crowding

Teeth that appear crooked

Bite abnormalities

Why Are These Areas of Concern?

You may be at a higher risk of gum disease, cavities, headaches and chewing as well as speech problems without proper treatment.  

Options Available

Fortunately, many teeth-straightening options are available today. Some patients hesitate at the thought of braces because they want to avoid the look of metal. The good news is that some of these options are almost invisible!

Traditional metal braces. This treatment involves attaching metal brackets and  arch wires to your teeth. Moving your teeth into proper position will take periodic adjusting in order to apply pressure to your teeth to achieve alignment.

Ceramic braces. Often called “invisible” braces, these are a popular choice among many adults. Along with tooth-colored, coated arch wires, these are a very low-profile, innovative preference. These braces are attached to your teeth and  also will take periodic adjusting to help move your teeth into proper alignment.

Clear acrylic aligners. These are a series of removable aligners that are custom- fitted to the individual patient. This type of treatment is preferable for many adults. Nearly invisible, they are easily removed during eating and easy to clean. Traditionally each set of aligners in the series is worn for a period of two weeks progressing in such manner with the following sets as recommended by your orthodontist. The teeth are increasingly moved until the teeth reach their final prescribed alignment.

Call Smiles Forever Orthodontics today to schedule your free evaluation. We are thrilled at the opportunity to help you achieve a healthy, beautiful smile!  After your consultation you will be advised as to the choices available to you to correct your concerns as well as the recommended treatment by one of our two highly experienced orthodontists, Dr. Parsons and Dr. Gilbert. We look forward to meeting you!

As you plan for your trip don’t forget to ready your smile. Whether you are still in the appliance and braces stages of treatment or already into the retention phase of your beautiful smile, we’d like to share a few tips to making your time away from home a bit more comfortable.

During the active phase of treatment (with appliances and braces) scheduling a visit to Smiles Forever Orthodontics to have your arch wires clipped and ties changed is a great way to ensure that you are off to a comfortable start!  While you stop in for your visit don’t forget to ask for a pack of wax to take along with you! You’ll need to remember to pack your orthodontic toothbrush or travel toothbrush and some floss as well. Fresh-n-Go toothbrushes (a toothbrush and toothpaste in one) are always available for purchase at our front desk should you be into a lighter mode of travel and at only $2.50 a super deal! Make sure you take plenty of elastics with you if you are asked to wear them during treatment. 

While on vacation should the unexpected happen, and a bracket come off, please make yourself comfortable so that you can enjoy the rest of your time away. Fingernail clippers are always a handy way to clip any sharp wires if an end bracket becomes loose.

During your Retention Phase of treatment you are already enjoying the benefits of a beautiful smile! While traveling remember to take along your retainers and retainer cases to keep your smile looking gorgeous and your retainers safe while away. Including your name and a mobile number or e-mail address on your retainer case is always a good idea just in case that retainer tries to stay on vacation when you are ready to head back home! Brightening your teeth with professional strength Crest Whitening Strips (available for purchase at the front desk) are a fabulous way to ensure those compliments on your smile keep coming!

We hope you enjoy your worry-free smile and a fabulous vacation!

Haven’t you seen those commercials with the eyeglasses you can basically bend and wad up, then they spring back to their original shape? What is the material they are made of? It’s called NiTi or Nickel Titanium Alloy. It’s kind of a weird metal alloy that likes to retain it’s shape even after deformation.

If you have a straight wire, make it “crooked” or otherwise deform or bend it to the shape of your not so straight teeth, then the wire wants to be straight again, so it slowly moves back to it’s original position bringing the teeth along for the ride. That is slow constant pressure over time. That’s what moves teeth.

There is even a variant that is soft when cold. It’s limp like wet spaghetti when cold. It is then easily placed on the teeth. As the material warms up in the mouth, it wants to be in it’s original position. Weird Science!

Stainless steel wires (ordinary wires) are used a lot in orthodontics. The more you deflect the SS wire, the more force the wire applies to the tooth. A NiTi wire does the same thing, but the force is lower and more constant over longer deflection distances for the same size wire. This is usually more physiologic. You can bend it further without it being too “stiff”. It really hurts if you put too much force on a tooth. 

What these NiTi arch wires mean when used during your treatment at Smiles Forever Orthodontics is that we are using gentle, yet continual pressure to move your teeth into alignment. As your mouth warms and cools with natural body temperature as well as the foods and drinks that you consume, the arch wires are being put to work. This process is progressing your treatment on a daily basis and that is truly something to be enthusiastic about!