A great day starts from the moment you awaken. The best way to start your day is with a smile on your face and gratitude in your heart and mind. Saying thank you for this great day holds the thought in your mind. Feeling it with your heart intensifies the thought and makes it a reality. It is impossible to have anxiety, fear, or anger in your mind while you are in a state of gratitude. One of my favorite quotes is from Neale Donald Walsch, “Gratitude is the miracle cure for every moment of disease.” Just try to remember that it is hard to NOT smile while you are in a state of gratitude. One smile (yours) leads to another (your friends and family). Allowing your cup to run over keeps all the negative emotion from entering your day. There is simply no room for negative thoughts when you…
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Dental Seminar
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We cordially invite you to THE BIG 5 — A Safari of GREAT customer service, presented by the one and ONLY Rosemary Bray! Rosemary Bray has spent more than 30 years employed in the dental profession, with experience in general dentistry, periodontics and orthodontics (18 years). She also is an AMAZING speaker / consultant to the dental community and if you have ever attended one of her seminars before you know how much FUN they are! We are so fortunate to have Rosemary come back to Pennsylvania again to be our guest speaker. Our doctors will also be offering CE credits to those who attend the seminar. Be prepared for a morning of fun, laughter, AWESOME PRIZES. Your team will come back with valuable information that everyone can incorporate into the betterment of your practice!
$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
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Where did your McSurdy t-shirt go this summer? We want to know! Take a picture of you wearing your office t-shirt. Upload to our Facebook or Instagram page Tag your photo with #McSurdytshirt18 The contest will run through August 30th and the winner will be announced on August 31st. One winner will be selected at random. Be creative and have fun with your photo!
Smile Direct Club Part II
Since our blog on June 8th, 2017, Smile Direct has opened up smile shop locations throughout major cities in the U.S. At these locations patients can have their teeth digitally scanned, thereby eliminating the need for the home impression kits which the company initially required. Who Should Use Smile Direct Club? When patients take their own impressions, they run a risk of distorting the model, which leads to aligners not fitting 100%. When the aligners do not fit as they are supposed to, teeth do not track accordingly. The digital scanning method (which SDC and our office both have) greatly improves the accuracy and fit of the aligners and would be the method of choice for all patients. Smile Direct Club is limited to only treating cases that have a mild to moderate crowding or spacing issue. But those patients who have a more difficult treatment, Smile Direct Club might…
Why did Dr.McSurdy become an Orthodontist?
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Why did I want to become an orthodontist? Well, my brother decided that he wanted to be a medical doctor at a very young age. At that time I was the little brother who followed my brother on whatever path he was on – good or bad! However, wanting to NOT be a copycat, I declared that I was going to be a dentist. This was at age 7. The idea struck me through high school so I met with my dentist and he led me through how to prepare for my future. It is said that the hardest step in building a career is the FIRST STEP. As author Andy Andrews says, “Make a decision, and then make it right.” In other words, I believe we are all divinely guided so I go with my gut feeling – my intuition. Dental school seemed like a good fit academically and…