08
January
Kenworthy Dental Newsletter
W
el co m e to the f ir st ed it ion
o f K enwo r thy Dental New s.
We are ver y e x c ited about thi s new
ad d i t i o n to o u r p ract i ce w here we
c an keep yo u i nfor med of the latest
t h i ng s i n d ent i str y. We f requently
h ear f ro m pat i ents, “One of the
rea so ns I l i ke coming to thi s of f ice
i s t hat ever y t i me I come in, there
i s so m et h i ng n ew. Your of f ice
i s a lway s r ig ht on top of things.”
We are ver y p roud to hear these
co m pl em ent s and we want to share
t h i s c u tt i ng edge, and somet imes
just pla i n f u n , i nfor mat i on r ight
away ! Th e b o ttom l ine for us i s that
t h i s n ew s l etter i s al l ab o u t yo u , o u r g uest. Give us a cal l at 802.879.5151 or emai l us at
Kenwor thyDental@Kenwor thyDental.com w ith your comments or suggestions.
GUEST RELATIONS
Enjoy our new beverage stat ion w ith a rela x ing war m c u p of cof fee or tea , or a ref reshing
bottle of water or juice. Enjoy the soothing war m neck w raps, headphones, and war m
scented towel s to ref resh you at the end of your appo intment. Note the new photographs
throughout the of f ice. We want to thank our g uests w ho have g iven their t ime to pose and
highl ight the smi les that they are proud of. Our t wo assi stants, L i sa and Jessie have done
a great job tak ing these photographs. To see more smi les and test imonial s, please v i sit our
website at w w w.Kenwor thyDental .com. New pat ients are always welcome and we greatly
apprec iate the refer ral s f rom our c ur rent fami ly of pat ients. Thank s for the conf idence
you have show n in us.
TECHNOLOGY TIDBITS
W hat a wo n d er f ul wo rl d o f technol og y we now have avai lable to us. A l l of our rad iog raph
(x ray) eq u i p m ent i s d ig i tal , w hi ch i s a b ig plus for you . Not only does it require less
e x p o su re t i m es of the x ray it al so al low s us to communicate w ith spec ial i sts immed iatel y
an d w i th n o lo ss o f acc u rac y. A cc u rac y, speed , and safet y-al l b ig advantages to you!
MILITARY SALUTES
A l l o f u s at K enwor thy Dental apprec iate the ef for ts and sacr i f ices of our ser v ice mem b er s
an d th e i r f am i l i es. We are ded icated to prov id ing you the ser v ice and care that you deser ve.
W h et h er i t i s work ing w ith our f r iend s at the VA or fol low ing u p on your Tr iCare or Un i ted
Co n co rd ia i nsu rance, we are here to “go to bat for you” and bel ieve me, we are per si stent !
Th i s i s t h e l ea st we can do for you .
SERVICES
Sleep A pnea i s a ser ious d i sorder that can take year s of f your l i fe. Once a relat ively unknow n
cond it ion, it has now come to the foref ront in the world of med ic ine and even to dent i str y. It i s
est imated that 12 mi l l ion A mer icans su f fer f rom thi s cond it ion and the great major it y of these
people have not been d iagnosed . Sleep apnea can
contr i bute to hy per tension, atr ial f i br i l lat ion,
d iabetes, and gastr ic ref lu x as wel l as just mak ing
you feel dog t ired dur ing the day. Has anyone
ever not iced that you had inter r u pted breathing at
night? Do you snore or have high blood pressure?
If you ans wer yes to some of these quest ions then
it i s ver y possi ble that you have obstr uct ive sleep
apnea . If you or a fami ly member have concer ns
about these i ssues please let us know. You can
al so lear n more about thi s cond it ion and about
treatment opt ions at w w w.adsm.org.
General & Esthetic Denti str y
Dental sealants are a ter r i f ic prevent ive procedure that w i l l reduce the chances of gett ing a
cav it y on the chew ing sur face of back teeth. W hen your chi ld i s around 6 or 7 year s old we w i l l
ex amine the new molar s that have er u pted and let you know i f a dental sealant i s appropr iate.
Sealants are of ten placed on 12 year molar s as wel l . To lear n more about thi s procedure, v i sit
our website or the A mer ican Dental A ssoc iat ion website at w w w.ada .org.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Yo u w i l l u su a l ly have you r phone ca l l s ans wered by L i l . She i s a ver y
u pbeat , h ig h en erg y p er son w i t h an i nfect ious laug h and a wonder f ul
vo i ce. Sh e ha s even done some professional rad io spots! Outside of
t h e o f f i ce L i l i s ver y act ive w ith Hab itat for Humanit y and has ser ved
o n t hei r b oard o f d i recto r s. Ou r team i s exc ited about tak ing par t in
t h e Peng u i n Plu nge char i t y event on March 9th to rai se money for
Spec ia l O ly m p i c s. If you wou l d l i ke to donate toward s thi s event
pl ea se sen d a c heck w r itten out to Ver mont Spec ial Oly mp ic s to our
o f f i ce at 4 K el l ogg R d , Essex Jct., Vt. 05452. You can al so donate
o nl in e at w w w. f i r stg i v i ng.com/Pau l Kenwor thy We would love to see
yo u at th i s f u n - f i l l ed event at t he Bu rl i ng ton water f ront!
W E B S I TE
It i s f i na l ly u p an d r u nni ng ! Pl ease v i sit our website at w w w. K enwo r t hyDental .co m w here
a wea l t h o f i n f o r mat ion i s avai lable for your use. W hether it i s to lear n more about how to
im prove yo u r sm i l e, o r w hen to b r i ng i n your chi ld for their f ir st v i sit , you could f ind i t o n
t h e web s i te. O k , I am go ing to brag a l i ttle b it. Many thank s to our daughter A l ly for h er
d es ig n o f o u r n ew logo, poster design and product ion and graphic work for the new sl etter
an d web s i te. A l l y recently graduated f rom the Univer sit y of Tampa w ith a degree in Fi n e A r t s
w it h an em pha s i s i n Graphi c Design. We apprec iate her many contr i but ions in mak ing these
items l i vely an d ea s y o n t he e ye.