New Photos on Facebook!!

We have uploaded pictures from our recent photography workshop to our Facebook Fan Page! Please take a look and while you're there ... feel free to become a fan!

Have a great weekend!

Samantha in Forbidden Broadway!

Beginning this upcoming weekend, our very own Samantha Migneault is performing at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre with the Peacock Players in Forbidden Broadway. Her performances are the weekends of February 12 through February 21st! You don't want to miss Samantha's performance! Call the box office for tickets 886-7000 or visit www.peacockplayers.org.

We hope to see you there, and we are very proud of you, Samantha! Photos coming soon.

Photography workshop this Saturday!

Our next workshop is this upcoming Saturday, Feb. 6th, from 10 a.m. to noon. We are doing a photography class, and will have a guest from Camera Land come in and show us a few neat camera tricks.

This class is full. Thank you to all of you who signed up. Don't forget to bring your cameras!! And stay tuned for our next workshop in March - we will be scrapbooking. More details to come.

Ask Dr. Chelian: When should my child come in for a check-up?

Many parents assume they must wait until their child has all of his or her permanent teeth to visit Dr. Chelian, only to find that treatment would have been much easier if started much sooner. Some orthodontic problems are easier to correct while the jaw is still growing. Consequently, the American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO, recommends that every child have an orthodontic check-up no later than age seven.

Ok, so what’s so great about age seven, you ask? Enough permanent teeth have arrived for Dr. Chelian to make a determination about whether any problems are present. The first molars have come in, providing an opportunity to check for malocclusion, or “bad bite.” Also, the incisors have begun to come in, and problems such as crowding, deep bites and open bites can be detected.

Orthodontic evaluation at an early age provides one of two positive outcomes: For some, early identification or problems will lead to easier or shorter orthodontic treatment in the future. For others, a healthy prognosis will provide immediate peace of mind.

Early evaluation, of course, may signal a need for early treatment. For some children, early treatment can prevent physical and emotional trauma. Aside from spurring on years of harmful teasing, misaligned teeth are also prone to injury and detrimental to good oral hygiene. So if your child is nearing age seven, give us a call at My Orthodontist to schedule an appointment.