Everyone
seems a little happier and livelier now that the doldrums of a
long, wet winter are fading behind us. Longer sunlit days make
us feel better: So does a great looking smile. The self-esteem
value of feeling good about your smile is immeasurable. A warm,
great-looking smile can help us be more productive, healthier
and more responsive to our customers and co-workers.
Modern dentistry offers tremendous advantages and benefits to
patients today. We have seen advances in tooth bonding, straightening,
and whitening that can help you welcome spring with a smile.
Ever since the advent of dental bonding by Dr. Michael Buonocore
in 1962, who discovered that adhesive resins can be bonded to
tooth structure, dentistry has been in a revolution of change.
What this means to you is that many new options may be available.
That chipped tooth; the dark, unsightly one; the mismatched crown;
the missing tooth or teeth can today be easily corrected with
state-of-the-art dentistry.
Instant orthodontics now can be utilized in many adult cases where
a straight, beautiful smile can be accomplished in two or three
appointments over a matter of weeks. Advanced technology, with
bonded porcelain veneers can create dramatic changes in a very
short time-frame. Traditional orthodontics remain a fantastic
treatment, but today we have other options to consider.
A unique opportunity for tooth whitening has been created by the
Crown Council, an allegiance of 500 top dental offices in the
U. S. and Canada. Smiles for Life is a tooth-whitening campaign
sponsored by the Crown Council to help raise funds for St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The manufacturer
of the tooth whitening system, Discus Dental, has donated all
supplies necessary for the process and dental offices are donating
their time so that all monies (100%!) collected will go directly
to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Smiles for Life
Foundation asks for a minimum contribution of $150 for this service.
In 1998, the inaugural year for the program, over $1.2 million
was raised for St. Jude. The target in 1999 is $3 million. The
project began in February this year and to-date has raised over
$900,000 with the campaign to continue through May.
Our office has been involved with this worthwhile program and
we are pleased to report that over $7,000 has been raised through
Smiles for Life benefitting St. Jude. n
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Dr. Leinassar and Dr. Dennis M. Klemp, DMD practice together in
Astoria. They are both graduates of the OHSU School of Dentistry,
are active members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry,
the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies and PAC-LIVE,
an advanced aesthetic continuum at the University of Pacific School
of Dentistry in San Francisco. They may be reached at 503/325-0310.
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