Awbrey Dental Group

Awbrey Dental Group is proud to be a sponsor for the  Three Sisters Open Golf Tournament  to  be held June 26, 2010 – Aspen Lakes Golf Course  in Sisters, OR, and organized by Quota International of Central Oregon.  The event will be host to 144 women golfers with an objective to raise funds earmarked for 1) awarding scholarships to women who wish to further their education through Leadership Bend and 2) support community organizations and individuals with a focus on disadvantaged women/children and the hearing impaired.  In the past, funds raised have gone to support many community non-profit organizations as well as requests from individual families and children needing assistance and support.

Quota International is a service organization that links members of all ages, occupations and nationalities in a worldwide network of service and friendship.  They are headquartered in Washington DC with over 7,000 members in 15 countries. Quota has a long and wonderful history of assisting individuals and organizations in their respective community.  The Quota Club of Bend has been serving their community for 28 years with a focus on disadvantaged women and children, hearing and speech impairments and overall community service.  Members share their time, talents, resources and a desire to make the world a better place to live.

For more information please visit the www.quotaco.org – the Quota International of Central Oregon website

Our office will be closed on Thursday, April 22nd and Friday, April 23rd, in order for the staff to attend the annual Milennium Conference held in Lake Chelan, Washington. Watch for news feeds, photos and Facebook posts during the next few days.

Are you a Fan of Awbrey Dental Facebook page yet?  If you are someone who likes to stay connected to us, you won’t want to miss out on our regular updates through social networking.   We will be posting special offers and explaining a variety of treatments available to address your oral health.

Staff members recently attended the Oregon Dental Association Conference at the Portland, Oregon Convention Center.  This year’s convention marked the 118th annual meeting of the Association and provided two full days of activities, scientific and strategic business sessions, as well as a well-represented Trade Show.  Our clinical staff enjoyed presentations such as Endodontics, Implant Surgery, Infection Control, Oral Pathology, drug interaction with Street Drugs and Cone-Beam CT Scans.  General education sessions included Relationship Dentistry, running an Efficient Practice and a special presentation by Medical Teams International.  The Conference is a great resource for continuing education, latest technology and state of the art dental practices – which we’ve brought back to implement in the practice.  Ask us about what we’ve learned … we would love to share!

Crowns and conventional bridges or dentures may not be your only options when replacing missing teeth. For some people, dental implants offer a smile that looks and feels very natural. Surgically placed below the gums over a series of appointments, implants fuse to the jawbone and serve as a base for individual replacement teeth, bridges or a denture.    Read more by clicking the Patient Version tab…

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.

“It’s not about the teeth”.  It’s about relationships.