The Super Bowl is just minutes away! Whether you are a huge football lover or only watching the game for the commercials, one thing is certainly true for everyone — the best part of the Super Bowl is the FOOD!! Chicken wings and crunchy nachos may be off the menu if you’re in braces, but there are lots of yummy foods you can still munch on! The team here at North County Orthodontics has come up with a list of our favorite braces-friendly Super Bowl treats you can enjoy!!
ORTHO IN THE AGE OF COVID BY DR. LAURA PULVER
We are beyond ready to get back to work and see everyone that we have missed so much! We hope this newsletter finds everyone healthy, happy and prepared to ease back into regular routines. After 2 months of closure, we are preparing to re-open.
While many things have changed, one thing has remained constant: our unyielding commitment to your safety and well-being.
We want to update you on our office, it's measured re-opening, and the steps we are taking to ensure we do everything possible to keep our patients and our team healthy.
We ask for your patience during this time. We had to cancel hundreds
of appointments, and we know that there is a strong desire to get your treatment back on track as soon as possible. We will reschedule patients on a first-canceled-first-rescheduled basis. This is fair, efficient, and will serve everyone with getting back on track.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
With the uncertainty surrounding when we will be able to safely see patients in office, we have implemented virtual appointments to monitor treatment progress. Fortunately, in most cases, technology allows us to continue with treatment as normal. We use advanced aligners and braces/wires that work routinely between your normally scheduled visits. And now, during this period of social distancing, we can finally fully leverage technology through digital appointments for many of your regularly scheduled visits. Our primary goal is to keep all patients progressing through treatment and maintain a semblance of normal.
If you have an appointment scheduled between now and April 5th, we are requesting that you complete your virtual appointment on or close to the date of your appointment. Drs. Ross or Laura Pulver will review the photos and make sure that everything is progressing as expected. If there is a need for further review, we will contact you via text.
We are excited to continue to serve our patients with incredible technology and continue progressing toward each patient’s future of a beautiful smile!
Even though it seems like the world is on pause, we are still here for you! We have made it easy to find out if you and your family are candidates for orthodontic treatment before even walking through our door. Our Virtual Consultation makes that possible. It’s simple, convenient and completely complimentary. Find out more here on how you can complete yours!
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) has a robust blog and they just did a great blog post about how to handle orthodontic issues at home. Like most orthodontists around the nation, our office is currently postponing any non-emergent appointments due to COVID-19. This does not mean that we are not available however! We are going to start implementing VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS who have braces, Invisalign, or need retainer checks. We have also very excited to announce that we have rolled out VIRTUAL CONSULTS as well for new patients! Stay tuned to our next blog post to learn more!
The great thing about orthodontics is that we can figure out how to solve most issues over the phone or through our virtual appointments. Call us at (805) 238-2632 or email at hello@northcoortho.com. In the mean time check out the blog by the AAO and this guide they made!
We hope that you and your families are happy and healthy and that you are finding joy in the time together.
Given the gravity of this health care crisis and national emergency, the California Dental Association implores dental practices to suspend all dental care with the exception of emergency cases that present as life-threatening. The purpose of this recommendation is consistent with the statewide shelter-in-place order — to minimize the risks of virus exposure to patients and the dental team and to preserve critical health care workers’ personal protective equipment (PPE) supply, which is currently in extremely short supply.
Ross and I have a lot of patients who are curious to know how we first met and decided to work together. Our “love story” is pretty serendipitous because we lived almost 1,200 miles apart at the time!
Ross is from California and moved to Texas in 2011 for his orthodontic residency program at Baylor Texas A&M College of Dentistry. I was living in Ann Arbor and was midway through my dental school training at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
The summer before my third year of dental school, my roommate and I went to Dallas to visit her parents and attend the Michigan vs. Alabama football game at Cowboys Stadium to open the 2012 season. I met Ross by chance on a Tuesday night at a small Dallas restaurant. He overheard my friend and I talking about dentistry, and we struck up a conversation that changed the rest of our lives! He was kind enough to invite me to visit his school since I was getting ready to apply to orthodontic residency programs in the fall. Things blossomed from there, and we started dating! Six years later, we are fortunate enough to be doing what we love together!! Even though the Wolverines lost that weekend, I won big time meeting the love of my life.
We invite you to visit our office and hear the full story first-hand!
Aloha!!
Laura Pulver, DDS MSD
Board Certified Orthodontist
hello@northcoortho.com
Phone (805) 238-2632
Fax (805) 238-6027
