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Sounds like fun, doesn't it. Well I plan on having some fun at night,but my days will be occupied with American Acadamy of Craniofacial Pain seminars. The emphasis this winter is Dental Sleep Medicine. Not knocking patients out to work on them, but being a part of sleep disorders such as Apnea treatment. Some patients simply can't tolerate a C-Pap machine so an intraoral device becomes the best treatment.

We are also training on our newest piece of high tech equipment. A dental CAT scan. It allows us to see you in a 3-D format. It has already helped us find problems that we weren't even suspecting for patients. We also will be using it for headache treatment and mini-implant procedures.

We missed work today because of the weather,we will be back at iy for a day before Lori and I leave for New Orleans.I'll report on what I learn.

Take care,
Rob

Fall is here and now is the time that we try to help our patients receive all the dental benefits that they have earned.

Most insurance companies reset their benefits on January 1st. If you have not used all of your earned benefits by this cut-off, the insurance company keeps your money and the benefits you deserve are lost forever.

The insurance companies have plenty of money, don't let them keep yours!

Many patients don't necessarily need major restorative work done, but everyone should have their teeth cleaned and checked twice a year. I know some of you are waiting to get a crown done. If you have benefits left over now is a good time to take care of your teeth for the future.

If you are nearing retirement age, we talk to our patients about preparing to no longer have dental benefits. Most of our senior patients lose dental insurance when they retire. There is no dental coverage under medicare and and supplements that can be purchased don't include major coverage like crown and bridge and dentures. These services tend to be what is needed as we age, so we suggest completing the "big ticket" services while under coverage of insurance. Usually we spread the work out over a few years to maximize your benefits. Something to think about.

Have a great Fall and call Christy or Maegan at our office if we can be of any service to you before the end of the year.

Rob

My family and I have really enjoyed watching the last 10 days of the Olympics. It has been great to have all of us sitting around together. It rarely happens anymore and with school starting and our kids growing up, I cherish the times that we can all be together. I'm old enough to remember Mark Spitz getting his 7 Gold medals in 1972. It's unbelievable how it all came together for Michael Phelps. I enjoyed watching his mother's reaction as much as the swimming itself.

School starting has led us to another event at our office. It's a huge "Back to School" event. For any school age child, we are providing at no cost, several items of interest to both parent and child. It's on Saturday Sept 6th from 9-noon.

1. Screening exam--Gloves mirror and laser cavity finder. With this we can detect any cavity at a very early stage and restore the tooth. Many times this can be done with no shot. Kids love that!

2.Toothprints--We take a special current bite of your childs mouth and take and print a picture of your child to help law enforcement in case your child needs to be identified. Not a pleasant subject but if the unthinkable happens it's invaluable.

3. Sealants-- A protective coating placed in the grooves of the permanent molars to help prevent decay. At any other time, they would cost around $40 a piece. Most kids will need between 2-8 sealants.

4. Professional Grade Mouth Guard-- Just like the NFL, NBA and the NHL stars wear to protect their teeth and help prevent concussions. Each mouthguard is custom made to your childs teeth. None of this boil and bite garbage. It's duel layered and the child can choose the color and design.This mouthguard is a $200 dollar value that is always offered at no cost to any child between the age of 8-18.

There is no cost for any of the offers, but you need to make an appointment so we know what numbers to expect.
Call 620-429-1020 and get set up today.

See you September 6th

Rob

Well I had a great time at the 2nd annual Patient Appreciation Event we had at the end of June. I hope all of you did as well. I would like to publically thank all that helped make the event a success. Trever Atkinson and Derek Spears did a terrific job of smoking the hamburgers just right. Our friends; Jane, Sydney, Cory, Ty, Michaela and Paige helped to keep everything running smoothly. My wife Lori and daughters Annie and Liesl have always been there for me. Of course, I couldn't have done it without all the planning and efforts of all the lovely ladies that I work with every day. While I'm talking about them, consider logging on to our web-site docherron.com and checking out the bios of all the staff. Most of all I would like to thank all of you for coming, because we realize that it is our patients that make us what we are here.

Thursday was Sandra's last day. We are sad to see her go, but she had moved to the Springfield area and the hour and a half drive was getting tough. Thanks Sissy for your time with us and best wishes for your future.

Hey! no one has claimed the electric toothbrush yet. Jump in and respond to the blog and we'll get you set up with one of the best products on the market at no cost to you.

The title of this entry is "What We've Been Learnin'. " I enjoy going to continuing education because I feel if you're not constantly learning, parts of you are starting to die off. Here's what courses I've been attending lately:

In May I completed a 96 hour Mini-Residency through the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. I travelled four 3 day weekends over 9 months spent at the American Airlines National Training Center at the airport in Dallas. Basically sequestered in the middle of nowhere between Dallas and Fort Worth, we spent hours on learning proper head and neck, and TMJ exams, head and neck gross anatomy with cadaver heads and how to give injections through out the head and neck region for the relief of pain and that was just in the first 2 sessions.

To me, one of the most interesting topics was in the last session in May. I have sleep apnea and one whole day was dedicated to how my profession can help those with sleep disorders. Since last winter, the standard of care for treating mild to moderate sleep apnea is with an intraoral device made by your dentist. Also many patients don't tolerate a C-PAP well and the intra oral device can allow them to be treated comfortably. We work in conjuntion with the patient's doctor to be assured that the highest level of care is maintained. Sleep apnea is not a condition to be taken lightly. It contributed to the death of one of the greatest NFL defensive ends ever; The "Minister of Defense", Hall of Famer Reggie White. As I continue studying sleep disorders, I hope to be able to treat many of my patients that would benefit from our services.

Just this past weekend I completed course work to do mini-implants. My main focus will be to help those with lower full dentures that float all over and are uncomfortable and embarrassing. Mini-implants in the lower jaw are an immediate and less costly option to conventional root form implants. Most of the time,we will use your current lower denture and incorporate the implant, allowing you to leave with a stable denture that day. As with all potential treatments, there are guidelines as to who is a candidate for mini-implants. Please feel free to call our office to set up a "no cost" evaluation to see if you could benefit from the mini- implants system.

Now after taking all this continuing education, I'm really up for my one week of vacation. We have a time share in a sunny location and I'm gonna sit by the pool, eat, take a nap then repeat for an entire week.

I'll be back in the office on June 23rd seeing patients and getting ready for our big Community Appreciation Event on the 27th of June. Please take this as an invitation to join us for a bunch of food, fun and give aways and get a chance to dunk me and a few of the gals in a dunk tank that night.

Please feel free to comment and if you're the first to comment since the start of the blog, you win a state of the art electric tooth brush.

All my best wishes,

Doc Rob

Welcome to our blog!
The plan is to keep all our wonderful patients current with what is happening in our office and to maybe offer goodies to those who frequent these pages.
Why don't we start it off right.
The first person to add a comment to this entry will receive a free power brush that you might have seen in our office. It retails for over $100.00.
In your comment just write " I want the brush" and give us contact information. We'll set you up.

Some of the things going on:

MAY 29th is invisalign day in our office-- It's a chance to see if invisalign (invisable braces) might be for you. Half of the time slots are filled as of right now.
A lot of ways to save on your treatment will be offered that night. Call us at 620-429-1020 for all the information.

JUNE 27th is our second annual Community Appreciation Day. It runs from 4pm-8pm. lots of food, fun and prizes. A dunk tank was one of last year's favorite events. Ask how you can win a big screen plasma TV. Lite Rock and Kyle Thomas will be there broadcasting live for the first 2 hours.

Tomorrow my family travels to Jefferson City to watch our son, Kurt, compete in the Missouri 3A State Track Meet. He qualified in the triple jump this year. Last year he placed 4th as a sophomore in the high jump. If you know me you will realize that I was built for comfort and he is built for speed.

Please check back here from time to time and let us know you were here.

All my best wishes,

Doc Rob