"Tribute to our Dads 2011"

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Vinson Orthodontics would like to recognize all of our dads in our "Tribute to our Dads 2011" video. We appreciate your support and for allowing us to create beautiful smiles for your children! Please check it out....

Rubber bands...Did you ever wonder if you will get to wear rubber bands with your braces? Rubber bands can be worn several different ways and they come in different sizes, so don't copy or wear your friend's rubber bands.

The main purpose of them is to make sure your upper teeth and lower teeth fit together correctly. That is why when you do get rubberbands it is very important to wear them as instructed. Braces alone cannot fix your bite. Rubber bands may be started or stopped by Dr. Vinson at any time during treatment. Good cooperation with this ensures the best possible result when your braces come off!

Robin Pardue

Orthodontic Assistant at Vinson Orthodontics

Christmas in July Angel Tree at Vinson Orthodontics!

Me Fine Foundation's 7th Annual Christmas in July is currently in progress and Vinson Orthodontics has Angels Trees in our Smithfield and Clayton offices. The Me Fine Foundation was established to assist families with children in treatment for life-threatening diseases or conditions at Duke and UNC's Children's Hospitals.

Each year, Me Fine and our volunteers travel to both hospitals to deliver gifts and a little holiday cheer to the children during our annual Christmas in July event. Even Santa takes a break from his island vacation to make a personal stop at each room in the pediatric units. The kids decorate their rooms and doors in anticipation of this special day.

This year is the LARGEST event ever!!! Over 400 families will be included in the receiving of our gifts!

Me Fine needs your help. It is easy... just pick any tag from our Angel Tree and purchase the item. Return the unwrapped gift to either Smithfield Cinemas or Vinson Orthodontics by June 30, 2011. Me Fine will do the rest!

Thank you so much for supporting the Me Fine Foundation!

Facebook "Win with Vinson" Game

Attention all patients and parents! Please visit our facebook page...go to http://www.vinsonorthodontics.com/ and click our facebook icon. Select the "Win with Vinson" and follow the instructions to get an entry form to register to win one of THREE IPOD NANO's with an iWatch!! Once you get the entry form you can read how you can increase your chances of winning.

If you don't have a facebook account, please leave your name at our front desk and we will put your name on an entry forms.

Me Fine Foundation Mud Run/ Timberjack Challenge October 1, 2011

GOT MUD? Vinson Orthodontics is a proud supporter of the Me Fine Foundation. We will participate as a team in the Me Fine Foundation Mud Run on October 1st, 2011. This is NOT a typical road race. The course covers nearly 40 acres of custom built obstacles that will test strength, endurance, team spirit and fitness level..all in the mud!

We challenge YOU to get a few friends together and join us in this event. You can visit http://www.mefinemudrun.com/ to register!! Let us know if you register....respond to us on our facebook page at http://www.vinsonorthodontics.com/.

Happy Mother's Day 2011!!

We would like to thank all of our mothers and grandmothers at Vinson Orthodontics! You make it all possible...thank you for allowing us to create beautiful smiles for your children.

Please check out our Mother's Day Video 2011...you might find yourself in it!!!http://video214.com/play/3VCiKSJwRLMdW6qsP4dXAQ/s/dark

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!!!