Last weekend Dr. Moravec had his annual orthodontic networking meeting with 6 other orthodontists at Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Drs. Starr, Kent and Hamilton from North Carolina, Dr. Risinger from Connecticut, Dr. Petty for Illinois and Dr. Stoll from Colorado shared treatment and practice management ideas. They also managed to play a couple

rounds of golf.

Sunday Dr. Moravec rode in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Charity "Blood, Sweat and Tears" Bike Ride. He rode 100 miles, yes 100 miles, in a little over 5 hours. Congratulations to Dr. Moravec

Amanda Attends Invisalign Seminar

Amanda, one our great patient managers and treatment coordinators, attended a seminar last Friday in downtown Chicago. She networked with over 50 other treatment coordinators and listened to world renowned orthodontic practice consultant Rosemary Bray give tips on practice management and consumer service.

Dr. Moravec competes in Triathlon

After a couple years of not being able to compete in triathlons due to injuries Dr. Moravec returned to competetion this past Sunday. He finished third in his age group at the Schaumburg Splash, Pedal, Dash sprint triathlon. The distances were a 400 meter swim, 15 mile bike and 5k run. Dr. Moravec has now competed in triathlons in each of the last 4 decades.

Lingual (Behind The Teeth Braces)

Last week Dr. Moravec and Brenda traveled to Dr. Brent Bankhead's orthodontic office outside of St. Louis. Like Dr. Moravec, Dr. Bankhead is a leading SureSmile orthodontist. Dr. Bankhead also treats many patient with SureSmile QT, which are braces that go behind the teeth and are essentially invisible. Dr. Moravec and Brenda brought back a lot of great information and we will soon be providing SureSmile QT to our adult and older teenage patients.

Invisalign Without Impressions

Yesterday we had an office demonstration of the ITero 3-D scanner. Once we have the system operating and have been trained in the process our Invisalign patients will no longer need the hassles of impression. The ITero scanner provides a more accurate representation of the teeth than impressions and there is instant feedback. The 3-D data is transmitted to Invisalign immediately so aligners are made much faster. We look forward to having the Itero system soon. Dr. Moravec

Braces Off Today

Congratulatiosn to Jesse, D.J., Hunter and Emily for getting their braces off today. Kate also completed her Invisalign treatment. A beaming Emily is pictured.