Announcing our first ever PATIENT GIVEAWAY!

Wow you guys I am so excited to announce our first ever patient giveaway contest!!  Help our Facebook Page get to 100 Likes so we can be an official page!

As appreciation for your help of getting us to 100 (and beyond!) - we will give the person who refers the most friends/family to our page a FREE custom home whitening kit!  This is not one of those strip kits that you buy from the drug store that only get's you a single shade lighter- this is real PROFESSIONAL bleaching that will give you a Hollywood Mega Watt smile!  Who couldn't get excited about that?! 

Here's how to win:

Step 1: Like our facebook page! (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Gramse-DMD)
Step 2: Refer your friends and family to Like our page (For them to count for an entry for you- they must write on our wall your name- I.E. Suzy Q refers her friend Marcy May and Marcy writes "Suzy Q" on our wall for Suzy's entry!
Step 3. Now refer your friends and family to our page to get your own entries!

It's as simple as that!  We will announce the winner once we get to 100 Likes!
I will be closely monitoring our page to keep a running tally of who is in the lead :)

~Amanda

PS:
Want to double your chances?!  CHECK-IN's are worth 2 points!!!

New Under Armour Mouth Guard's Available NOW!

UNDER ARMOUR’S JAW-DROPPING TECHNOLOGY NOW AVAILABLE

TO SPRINGFIELD AREA ATHLETES

Visiting the dentist’s office has long been proven to improve a person’s overall health and prevent future dental issues. With the introduction of Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™, visiting Dr. Laura can improve an athlete’s strength, endurance, reaction time and reduce athletic stress.

As an authorized provider of Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™, Dr. Laura has begun fitting Springfield area athletes with Under Armour’s innovative new line of custom mouthpieces and mouthguards designed to improve athletic performance.

 

Powered by ArmourBite^™, patented mouthwear technology developed by Bite Tech, Inc., Under Armour Performance Mouthwear™ introduces an entirely new category of sports equipment – ArmourBite®.  ArmourBite® Mouthpieces and ArmourBite® Mouthguards are safe and custom built.  Now, athletes in any sport – from football to golf to running – can capitalize on innovative technology that makes you, stronger, faster, better.

As an authorized dental provider, our office is able to equip local athletes with the same technology used by hundreds of professional, Olympic and collegiate athletes. The easy and completely painless custom-fitting process typically takes less than 20 minutes.

We offer both the UA Performance Mouthpiece for non-contact sports, such as baseball, golf, tennis, cycling and running and the UA Performance Mouthguard, which provides superior protection and comfort for contact sports, such as football, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts and wrestling.

Our office is located at 2194 Wilbraham Road in Springfield.  For more information or to schedule a custom fitting, give us a call 413-783-6907!

Digital Dental X-Rays....Why They Are Safer

Digital X-Rays Have Less Radiation!

In today’s world of microwaves and cell phones it is no wonder that people are concerned about over-exposure to radiation.  However, did you know that with the new developments in technology digital dental x-rays have 99% LESS radiation than traditional x-rays?  That’s less harmful than being out in the sun for fifteen minutes without sunscreen!

How is this possible?  With digital x-rays there is a process called “collimation” in which the beam of radiation is reduced.  On the machine there is a lead-lined column which directs the beam of radiation to the small area being x-rayed and greatly reduces the amount of radiation that strays from that path.  This process, combined with a lead apron, reduces the amount of radiation to a patient so greatly that even pregnant women are safe to receive check-up x-rays!

Aside from the reduction in radiation, digital x-rays also have the benefit of producing an instantaneous image resulting in less waste to the environment by eliminating processors, developers and the need for film.  Also, as an added bonus, digital x-rays have a smaller and less sharp appliance for patient’s to bite down on fighting the impulse to gag.

So next time you’re in for your cleaning and check-up, don’t fear the radiation from your dental x-rays, fear your microwave oven!