Awbrey Dental Group

You can now register online For Tour des Chutes 2010! Visit tourdeschutes.org.

About the event
Saturday, July 17th 2010, High Lakes Elementary School
Same Terrific Routes: 7, 25, 48, 75 and 90 Miles
Tasty Lunch Provided by Longboard Louie’s
Music by Local Artists and Much More

Awbrey Dental Group is a proud sponsor of the Tour Des Chutes. The Tour des Chutes attracts cyclists and cancer survivors from across the region and has grown into one of the largest and most recognized community cycling events in Central Oregon. For more information please visit tourdeschutes.org.

Dr. Peter Yonan was recently featured in the prestigious Compendium of Continuing Education in recognition for his Dental Implant work! Dr. Yonan –  fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, has performed many dental implant procedures, and to be recognized by this publication is truly an honor. To read Dr. Yonan’s complete Clinical Case report, visit: compendiumlive.com.

About the Compendium

“Compendium, now in its 29th year, reaches more than 120,000 clinicians each month. The publication is committed to enhancing readers’ professionalism through sharing expertise via continuing education articles and papers on other relevant topics. Compendium articles focus on state-of-the-art procedures, periodontal-prosthesis and implants, the associations between oral and systemic health, pharmacology, case reports, and literature reviews—all of which are peer-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and two members of the editorial board. This process ensures the highest level of editorial integrity, providing dental professionals with a publication that offers accurate, topical, and practical information.”

For more information about The Compendium, visit compendiumlive.com.

The Give Kids a Smile was a success- thank you to all of our patients! This past Friday, Awbrey Dental Group, in Bend Oregon,  treated 16 patients, providing them with one more reason to smile.

Awbrey Dental Group participates in the Give Kids a Smile program several times a year - it’s just one more way  for us to give back to our community.

Give Kids A Smile highlights access-to-care issues. With dental disease among pre-schoolers on the rise, the ADA has mobilized dental professionals in a national campaign to extend necessary care to children and adolescents from low-income families.

Last August Awbrey Dental Group saw seventeen children with treatments that included fillings, teeth cleanings and sealants. All of our patients were referred by the Kemple Children’s Clinic, a practice that provides free dental care for low income families.

Supporting the Central Oregon community by way of helping those who can’t help themselves, the kids, is a privilege. So far we have twelve patients scheduled with a great possibility of more coming. All of our dentists, hygienists, assistants and administrative staff are donating their time to the care of these kids from 8 am – Noon.

The national GKAS day was a few weeks ago but our doctors were on vacation so they elected to hold a day, this Friday, to participate in the Give Kids A Smile program.

Give Kids A Smile is the American Dental Association’s major oral health outreach program, launched to encourage parents, health professionals and policymakers to address important access to health care issues. Dentists, Hygienists and Dental Assistants provide educational materials, screenings and, where possible, free dental care such as cleanings, X-rays and fillings.

“There have been enormous advances in dental science in recent years but among America’s low-income and minority children, oral health is still a critically unmet health care need.” said ADA President John S. Findley. “Though many children will benefit from the services provided through Give Kids A Smile, our concern is for the countless others who continue to suffer from untreated dental disease.”

“Oral health is related to overall health and it’s important that policymakers strengthen dental provisions in public health programs to help put children on the road to good health.” Dr. Findley added.
For more information on Give Kids a Smile, visit the ADA website, or the Give Kids a Smile website.

All of us at Awbrey Dental Group would like to thank you for the privilege of serving and caring for you, your families and friends during this past year. We are hopeful that you have a warm, happy, and healthy holiday season with friends and family.
Providing you with the best in overall health information and dental care has always been our primary focus. Having and maintaining a healthy mouth is an integral part of our vitality both physically and socially, so each year we strive to keep up to date with the latest trends in dental science in order to better serve you.
This year our hygienists attended a conference on the oral health/body connection with speakers from across the world. Our blog will highlight examples of our team’s commitment to you and our community, provide health tips, resources, and links, focusing on oral health and implants, and much more. We hope you will visit the blog each month to see what we’ve got to share!
As we all know, this past year has been challenging for our economy and local charities – which have seen an unfortunate decrease in contributions. Our team has done its best to fulfill our promise by once again donating over $40,000 in services by treating the less fortunate, poverty stricken, members of our community throughout the year – at no cost to them. We have committed to several charitable organizations including the Tour desChutes/Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Central Oregon Symphony. And, we also continue to support the Youth Choir, Bend Rotary, The Tower Theater, The Environmental Center, High Desert Museum, Deschutes Land Trust and other smaller, but in no way less significant, charities.
With every visit to Awbrey Dental Group, know that you are directly helping us to continue ensure the health and thriving spirit of our community.

Thank you for truly making this another season of giving.