Flossing with Braces 101

Dr. Newhart will tell you that keeping your teeth clean is more important than ever when you have braces. Food bits have more spots than usual to hide in your mouth, so you must be diligent in order to avoid bad breath, swollen gums, discolored teeth and cavities. If you remove plaque regularly during treatment, you'll experience better results and could possibly reduce your treatment time.

Here is a very concise video explaining the proper way to floss your teeth with braces. Give us a call if you have more questions about flossing. Enjoy!

What Will YOUR Smile Look Like After Orthodontic Treatment?

It is sometimes hard to believe the transformation your smile undergoes during orthodontic treatment. We love to see our patients’ smiles light up when they see their new smile in the mirror for the first time. For those of you who haven’t yet started or finished your orthodontic treatment, have you ever wondered what your new smile might look like after treatment?

The American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO for short, has recently launched a new tool called “Virtual Smiles”, which shows what your smile might look like after orthodontic treatment. Using the tool will also earn you a free orthodontic consultation coupon, which can be redeemed at our office by yourself, a family member or friend.

Check out the Virtual Smiles tool, and call to get started on improving your smile today!

Congratulations to our iPad Winner!

The Daily family won the iPad contest for 2010 at Newhart Orthodontics! Dr. Newhart and team strive to make orthodontic treatment fun with contests, events, and more. Learn more about our team on our website, http://www.drnewhart.com/

Connect with the Braces Brigade!

At Newhart Orthodontics, our patients want to get as much out of their treatment as possible. That includes asking questions and making sure they take care of both their appliances and oral health.

Would you like to learn more about what to expect during orthodontic treatment, from someone with firsthand experience? Well, our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recently developed the Braces Brigade blog, where past, present, as well as future orthodontic patients from coast to coast document their (or their child’s) orthodontic journeys. The blog will serve as a source of guidance for others as the patients undergo orthodontic care.

Our team at Newhart Orthodontics encourages you to visit the Braces Brigade blog to read these great and informative blogs—who knows, maybe you’ll learn a thing or two! As always, don’t hesitate to give us a call if you have any questions about the Braces Brigade or your own orthodontic treatment with Dr. Newhart!

A Simple Act of Kindness

Another of the "Who's your daddy?" genre. An uplifting vignette of human
kindness. We can never really know what a seemingly, at the time, relatively
simple act can do. Faith is, indeed, a CHRISTIAN school and one cannot
say enough for the coach. This single act may have turned 14 lives around more than all the counseling, confinement or punishment.

In the fall of 2008, there was an unusual high school football game
played in Grapevine, Texas. The game was between Grapevine Faith
Academy and the Gainesville State School. Faith is a Christian school
and Gainesville State School is located within a maximum security
correction facility. Faith won the game.

Gainesville State School has 14 players. They play every game on the
road. Their record was 0-8. They've only scored twice. Their 14 players
are teenagers who have been convicted of crimes ranging from drugs to
assault to robbery. Most had families who had disowned them. They wore
outdated, used shoulder pads and helmets. Faith Academy was 7-2. They
had 70 players, 11 coaches, and the latest equipment.

Chris Hogan, the head coach at Faith Academy, knew the Gainesville team
would have no fans and it would be no contest, so he thought, “What if
half of our fans and half of our cheerleaders, for one night only,
cheered for the other team?” He sent out an email to the faithful
asking them to do just that. “Here’s the message I want you to send,”
Hogan wrote. “You’re just as valuable as any other person on the planet.”

Some folks were confused and thought he was nuts. One player said, “
Coach, why are we doing this?” Hogan said, “Imagine you don’t have a
home life, no one to love you, no one pulling for you. Imagine that
everyone pretty much had given up on you. Now, imagine what it would
feel like and mean to you for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in
you.”

The idea took root. On the night of the game, imagine the surprise of
those 14 players when they took the field and there was a banner the
cheerleaders had made for them to crash through. The visitors’ stands
were full. The cheerleaders were leading cheers for them. The fans were
calling them by their names. Isaiah, the quarterback-middle linebacker
said, “I never in my life thought I would hear parents cheering to
tackle and hit their kid. Most of the time, when we come out, people are
afraid of us. You can see it in their eyes, but these people are yelling
for us. They knew our names.”

Faith won the game, and after the game the teams gathered at the 50-yard
line to pray. That’s when Isaiah, the teenage convict-quarterback
surprised everybody and asked if he could pray and he prayed, “Lord, I
don’t know what just happened so I don’t know how or who to say thank
you to, but I never knew there were so many people in the world who
cared about us..” On the way back to the bus, under guard, each one of
the players was handed a burger, fries, a coke, candy, a Bible, and an
encouraging letter from the players from Faith Academy.

What an incredible act of Christian witness and kindness and goodness
that was. Proverbs 11:17 says, “Your own soul is nourished when you are
kind.” Proverbs 3:27 says, “Do not withhold good when it is in your
power to act.”

Be kind to someone this week. Be kind to every person you meet. You
might be amazed at what God will do with a simple act of kindness.

A Personal Touch at Newhart Orthodontics

From the moment patients enter our practice, they feel a sense of warmth, welcoming and individual care. Some ask a lot of questions about their orthodontic treatment, while others choose to just
"go with the flow”.

To assist future new patients, Dr Newhart would like your help! What are some of the questions you think new patients ask to help them choose their orthodontist? What important questions do you wish you would have asked? What is the most important question one should ask their orthodontist before beginning orthodontic treatment? Why did you select Dr Newhart as your or your family’s orthodontist? What do you find special about our office?

Please send us your response, along with any photos, videos, or testimonials you wish. Thanks from Dr. Newhart and Team Newhart Orthodontics!

Los Angeles Orthodontist Recognized as one of Top Invisalign Providers in America

Invisalign® Elite Premier Provider Award Recognition

Los Angeles, California – January 1,2010 – Local orthodontist, Dr. Scott Newhart has been recognized again as one of the top Invisalign doctors in North America and designated as an Elite Premier Provider of Invisalign. Each year Align Technology, Inc., the owner and manufacturer of Invisalign technology, the clear, removable method of straightening teeth without wires and brackets, awards the Elite Premier Provider distinction to a small number of the best Invisalign practitioners in the U.S. and Canada. Qualification is based on the experience and the expertise of the doctor.

“Inclusion in the Elite Premier Provider status indicates that my staff and I have made a real commitment to incorporating this exciting treatment option into our practice,” said Dr. Newhart. “Our patients can be sure that I have the experience and confidence with Invisalign to help provide them with the best possible and most up-to-date orthodontic care.”

Dr. Newhart has been practicing Orthodontics for more than twenty-five years, and has been treating patients with Invisalign since 2000. Invisalign is a nearly invisible, comfortable, and convenient treatment option for patients who want straighter teeth. To learn more about Invisalign or to schedule a consultation, please call us! Further information is also available on our website!

A New Year, a New Smile!

Start your new year off with a new smile! Call today for your free consultation with Newhart Orthodontics of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Inglewood, and Santa Monica.

Angel City Dental Society Scholarship Information

Dr Newhart is a member of the Angel City Dental Society. The Society will be awarding scholarships to deserving dental students as a part of our Annual Scholarship Initiative. Eligible students for the scholarships must attend one of the four Southern California Dental Schools. Please share the attached scholarship application with students that meet this criterion. The submission deadline is 04/05/11. Scholarships will be awarded in the Fall of 2011.

Good luck!