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Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Orthodontics specializing in children and adults.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Partners in Education Update

We are pleased to announce since we began this cooperative project in August 2010 we have donated a total $61,100.00 to local area schools!!  For the current school year, beginning August 1, 2012, we have donated $7,200.00!

In review, for every patient that starts full orthodontic treatment in our office we will donate $100 to a school of their choice to help out with classroom supplies.  We disperse the funds to the schools every month with a letter including the name of the patient(s) who chose that school to receive the donation.

Recently, the Lexington Herald Leader, The Hamburg Journal and also Business Lexington have written articles about our "Partners in Education" program. We have been fortunate to have the word spread about this exciting project. By informing our communities about our "Partners in Education" program, it allows us to continue supporting our surrounding schools with these much needed donations.

Below is an excel sheet with the school totals so far for this academic school year.







Thursday, October 4, 2012

National Orthodontic Health Month

October is National Orthodontic Health Month! 

We want you to have a spooktacular Halloween, but remember to stay away from the treats that can cause problems with your braces.  Here is a little list of some good treats and some not-so-good treats.

Good Treats: Hershey chocolate bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, M&M's,  Sweetarts, Hershey Kisses, 3 Muskateer Bars, pretzels.

Bad Treats: Gum, Jawbreakers, Licorice, Popcorn balls, Snicker's, Skittles, Dots, Heath Bars, Caramel.

Remember, if you break a bracket or a wire, check our website at http://www.kyorthodocs.com/ for emergency information.  Also, please call our office in the morning to schedule an appointment to fix your braces.

Below are some "brace friendly" recipes for your enjoyment!  Have a very Happy and safe Halloween!!!

GOBLIN GOODIES   

Ingredients:
       1 small box rice cereal
       1 small box corn or wheat cereal
       1 small box rice puffs ceral
       3 cups pretzel sticks
       1 stick of margarine
       1 bag milk chocolate chips
       1 bag of white chocolate chips
       2 cups of milk

Directions:
       Line a cookie sheet or large baking pan with tin foil
       Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, putting margarine in the pan and the pan
       in the oven as the oven preheats so that the margarine will melt.
       Remove pan from oven and add pretzels, rice puffs and the corn and rice
       cereal-slowly stirring to coat with melted margarine.
       Once all the cereal and pretzels are in the pan, place pan uncovered in oven
       and bake for 20 mins.
       When the snack mix is finished baking, remove from oven and allow to
       cool. While cooling, in a small sauce pan, over low heat, melt milk
       chocolate chips with one cup of milk, adding milk slowly until melted. 
       Repeat for white chocolate chips.
       With a spoon, drizzle melted milk and white chocolate over the snack mix
        and allow to firm.  Once chocolate is more firm, toss and serve.


GRAVEYARD SHAKES

Ingredients:
       1 3/4 cup milk
       1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
       1 large scoop chocolate ice cream
       1 large scoop vanilla ice cream
       2 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
       1 soft ghost-shaped marshmallow

Directions:
       Combine milk, chocolate syrup and both
       scoops ice cream in a blender.
       Mix well and pour into clear glass.
       Sprinkle a layer of the finely crushed  cookies onto the top of the shake.
Then, set the ghost-shaped marshmallow in the shake to make it appear as
though it is rising out of the top.

 Visit the American Association of Orthodontists to learn more about National Orthodontic Health Month. : http://www.mylifemysmile.org/

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Word is Getting Out!





The Hamburg Journal heard about our "Partners in Education" program. 

Click on the link below to be brought to the online edition and read the article about us on page 6.

Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word about this program. We truly appreciate the support!


Hamburg Journal link: http://issuu.com/hamburgjournal/docs/sept2012?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

We're in the Newspaper!

Did you know, the Lexington Herald Leader wrote an article about our Partners in Education program?  In case you missed it, here is the link: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/22/2267282/for-each-set-of-braces-central.html

Enjoy and thank you for your support in this great endeavor!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Partners in Education Update

Our Partners in Education program is still going strong!  For the 2011-2012 academic year we have donated $27,400.00 to date and we still have 3 more weeks before the 2012-2013 school year begins! 

How the program works is easy.  For every patient that starts full orthodontic (braces) treatment in our office we will donate $100 to a school to help with the cost of classroom supplies.  Patient's do not have to do anything except on the day that braces are placed, let us know the name of the school you'd like to help and we will do the rest!  The donations are delivered to the schools with a letter containing the name of the patient(s) who selected that school to receive the donation in their honor.  The pie chart below shows what counties have received funding thus far.

We truly believe that every child deserves a great education and this is a way we have found to be able to give back to the communities that have been so good to us.



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Flat Ferguson & Tiny Tipton Are Back!

Your favorite "little" orthodontists are back for the summer!  Yes, Flat Ferguson and Tiny Tipton are here and ready to go on vacation with you!


The rules are simple:

-Pick up your Flat Ferguson or Tiny Tipton at any one of our four office locations.
-Take them with you on vacation.
-Take a picture of them.  You could be in the picture or you don't have to.
-Email the picture to us at kyortho@qx.net

We have 3 different categories that we are judging on, which are as follows...

-Furthest traveled
-Most places traveled
-Most unusual place traveled


 All participants will be entered into the contest, and one winner from each category will win a $50.00 gift card to Target.

Make sure to visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluegrass-Orthodontics/122310402342 to see all the pictures of where Flat Ferguson and Tiny Tipton will be traveling this summer!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Dr. Julie Rambo

We have a new face around Bluegrass Orthodontics. We'd like to welcome Dr. Julie Rambo to our orthodontic family. Dr. Rambo will be covering for Dr. Ferguson or Dr. Tipton when they need to be out of the office attending continuing education seminars. This will allow us to keep our offices open and available for our patients needs.


Dr. Julie Rambo earned her dental degree from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and Master of Science in Orthodontics degree from Saint Louis University.

She is a member of the Kentucky Dental Association, the American Dental Association and the American Association of Orthodontics.

Dr. Rambo enjoys exercising, shopping, cooking and watching UK basketball.

We hope you will welcome Dr. Rambo and enjoy working with her as much as we have!