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The dog days of summer are upon us, and with the temperatures soaring, our team at Alta View Orthodontics wants you to be extra careful about sun safety when you’re out and about. Check out this incredibly helpful article on the Ten Summer Safety Tips for Kids, courtesy of Discovery.

Dr. Tony Skanchy and our team also encourage you to always have a bottle of water handy when heading out into the sun.

We hope you’re having a great summer! Let us know what you're up to below or on our Facebook page!

Have you heard about our Dr. Tony Skanchy Alta View Orthodontics Cutest Pet Contest?

Entering is SIMPLE!  All you have to is post a photo of your cutest pet to our Facebook page and let the voting begin! Prizes will be determined by the photo with the most "likes".

What will you win for posting a photo of your cutest pet?

Grand Prize:

A 32G iPad mini with retina display

Runner Up Prizes:

-5 $100 Scheels gift cards

-20 Chuck-A-Rama "Dinner for 2" gift certificates

(That's 26 opportunities to win!)

There's plenty of time to enter, we will be running the contest from June 1st to September 30th!

We know you probably already have a photo on your phone, just upload the photo to our Facebook page. Click here to enter! 

*Contest open to patients of Alta View Orthodontics.

*Winners will have a photo taken with their pet at Alta View Orthodontics when prizes are awarded.

For the 2014-2015 Academic Year, Dr. Tony Skanchy awarded four lucky patients with $1,000 academic scholarships!

The annual Dr. Tony Skanchy College Scholarship Program offers an opportunity to help those students who have a desire to further their education. Our patients are incredibly important to us, and we want to help them get the education that they want! We know the future is as bright as your smile!

Patients had to to fill out an application form and hand deliver it to the office. Finalists had an in person interview!

For the 2014-2015 year, 29 patients applied for the scholarships and after a tough decision, we rewarded four winners! Alta View Orthodontics hosted an awards dinner at Chuck-A-Rama for the recipients and their family.

Miranda

Rhett

Bayleigh

Faith

Our patients at Alta View Orthodontics hate the thought of delaying their treatments and often ask us what they can do in between their adjustment visits to help. Today, Dr. Tony Skanchy and our team thought we would provide some tips on how you can stay on track in regards to your treatment plan time.

The first thing we want you to do is keep your adjustment appointments. Each visit with Dr. Tony Skanchy is carefully planned to move your teeth a specific way in a certain time frame. It’s important to note that missing an appointment can add weeks or months to your treatment time.

Next, we want you to let Dr. Tony Skanchy and our team know right away if your experience any problems with your braces or appliances. A missing wire, rubber band, or broken bracket can delay treatment time, so we ask that you please give us a call right away to report any issues rather than waiting until your next visit.

Make sure you wear your rubber bands as prescribed by Dr. Tony Skanchy. Most, if not all, of our patients will need to wear elastics or rubber bands at some point during their treatment. Not wearing the bands or elastics, or not wearing them enough, can slow down your treatment time. Rubber bands are critical in aligning your bite and are important for the bite-fixing phase of your treatment.

Finally, we want you to maintain good oral hygiene, just as you did before your treatment began. In addition to flossing regularly, we encourage you to brush your teeth several times a day. Not brushing will allow sugar to wear away the cement on the braces, making them less effective in moving your teeth, as well as elevate your risk of developing cavities or tooth decay, which will inevitably delay treatment time.

If you have any questions about any of these tips, or if you have any general questions about your treatment, please give us a call at our convenient Sandy, UT office, or ask Dr. Tony Skanchy during your next adjustment visit!