April is National Facial Protection Month This month several professional organizations(dental specialists) including The American Association of Orthodontists are recognizing April as "National Facial Protection Month". Their message is clear: avoid sports injuries by wearing protective equipment. It seems that the first step to facial protection is just putting on your gear. This is directed towards all active individuals including children, parents, weekend warriors and professional athletes. From skateboarding to rollerblading, baseball to volleyball, karate to gymnastics, downhill skiing to bicycling, all sports are contact sports. From face shields, to eye shields, dental specialists advocate wearing protective gear to save face. The top 10 ways to save face: 1. wear mouth guards for any contact sport 2.wear a helmet 3.wear protective eyewear 4. wear a face shield 5. be aware of family pets (each year roughly 44,000 people incur face injuries from dog bites) 6. buckle up with seatbelts and carseats 7. keep babies and toddlers safe 8. be alert...as a spectator, keep an eye out for foul baseballs, soaring hockey pucks, etc. 9. use common sense 10. to learn more visit www.braces.org, www.aaoms.org, www.aapd.org. Vinson Orthodontics provides all of our patients participating in these sports with mouthguards!! Please be sure to ask when you are in for your next appointment if you need one!!!

Vinson Orthodontics Scholarship Program 2011 The Vinson Orthodontics Scholarship Program awards an annual non-renewable $500 scholarship. Applicants must be current patients or have completed orthodontic treatment at Vinson Orthodontics. Applications will be accepted from present or previous patients planning to attend or attending an institution of higher learning for at least one year. If you are eligible and interested, please email us at scholarships@vinsonorthodontics.com to request information and an application. Deadline is June 10, 2011!!

Contest Game Winners

Congratulations to our "BRRR...it's been cold" patient contest winner Lissi M!! She will enjoy shopping online with those many extra rewards points! Congrats!

We would also like to congratulate our Lou Malnetti's Parent contest winner Carla T! She is the lucky winner of the gift certificate to Lou Malnati's. They have the best Chicago style pizza in the world!!

Don't forget to participate in our newest games when you come in for your next visit! We will be interested in "How you Dee Dr. V"!

Vinson Orthodontics Skating Party February 24, 2011

We would like to thank our many patients and family members who attended our patient and family appreciation event at InterSKATE in Clayton on February 24th! It was a fantastic evening of skating, pizza and lots of giveaways. Our prizes included ipods, itunes gift cards, movie passes and a $100 cash prize (congrats Eric)! We would like to congratulate our many patient winners! Our parent prize winner received a gift certificate to Spartans, a one of a kind bowling and dining experience in Raleigh! Please check out our facebook page for our photos. We look forward to seeing you at our next event!

Vinson Orthodontics Patient and Family Appreciation Skating Party

Don't forget to join Dr. Vinson and our team at InterSKATE Skating Rink in Clayton on Thursday February 24th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Join us for skating, pizza , prizes and lots of fun!!

Vinson Orthodontics $500 Referral Rewards Winner for 2010

Vinson Orthodontics would like to congratulate our 2010 Referral Rewards Drawing Winner : Robin R!!

The participation from our patients and families in our Referral Rewards Program for 2010 was truly fantastic! We do appreciate the confidence that you place in us. It would be our pleasure to have the opportunity to provide orthodontics services to your friends and family members.

We invite you to continue participating in our Referral Rewards Program in 2011. It is a great opportunity to earn additional rewards points and extra $$$. Please see our staff for details and to obtain additional Vinson Orthodontics Referral Rewards Program Cards.

Remember that everyone who participates will be entered into our $500 Referral Rewards Program in addition to earning points and $$$ along the way!!!

Vinson Orthodontics has a NEW WEBSITE!!

Check it out! We are excited to finally announce that our new website has been launched. Please visit our new website to see the wonderful changes including our new office video on the homepage!

click here to view www.vinsonorthodontics.com