December 2012 Sharefish Mission Trip

Vinson Orthodontics is excited that Sharefish took a mission trip in December 2012 to Village of El Carrizo in Honduras.  It was an opportunity to spend time with the villagers and make upcoming plans for 2013.  Sharefish is excited to announce that they have hired their first Honduran employee, a young lady named Lizzy.  She will be the liason between the families and children in El Carrizo and Sharefish.  When the people of El Carrizo were asked where they needed help most, their unanimous answer was an education for their children.  Lizzy will be an incredible key in the success of the educational process of the children and families in the village.

Sharefish is also excited to announce that they have purchased a small piece of land( about 8 acres) in El Carrizo to build a community learning center.  This would be a place that could focus on their efforts to reach deeper into the community through a center with books, computers, games and other learning tools to enhance the educational opportunities for the children.  This piece of land was purchased through donations but they still need help with donations to build and fill the community center with materials.  Once the community center is built, it will be aptly named APRENDE CONMIGO (Learn with Me).  

Please take the opportunity to learn more about the three children (Carlos, Angela and Yelsin) that Vinson Orthodontics is sponsoring.  There will be opportunites to reach out to these children and their communities at our office in the upcoming year.  We also hope to visit and meet these three children in the upcoming year.

For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.sharefish.org or watch the video below.
 
http://youtu.be/Kprgst01lns

Happy New Year!
Vinson Orthodontics  
   

 

$500 Referral Rewards Winner

We are so excited to announce our 2012 Referral Rewards Program winner:  Kylie S!! 

Vinson Orthodontics would like to thank each and every person who participated in our Referral Rewards Program for 2012.  The participation in this program has been over the top and we are delighted and honored to provide the incredible gift of a beautiful and healthy smile to everyone who comes through our doors.  It is our top priority to give you the best orthodontic care in an extraordinary way!!  We LOVE what we do and would love to share it with you.

We invite you to participate again in the Referral Rewards Program for 2013.  The opportunity is available to all of our referring families and to those who visit our office for a referral.

Please ask our office for details and pick up some extra referral rewards cards the next time you come into our office!!

Best of Luck in 2013!!

What happens if I lose or break my retainer?

If I lose or break my retainer, why do I have to have another mold taken? Why can't they just just use the mold from the previous retainer?

Yes you will need to have another mold taken.  To further explain the answer to this question it is important you know exactly how the mold is used...A mold is used at our office to make a stone model of your teeth. A retainer is then made off of that stone model. The stone is very brittle and when the fabricated retainer is pulled from it pieces of the model break off. The model is no longer usable after that and is then thrown away.  Another reason is if your teeth have shifted even the slightest bit from where they were when the initial model was taken, the new retainer will not fit.

Katie- orthodontic assistant at Vinson Orthodontics