Thursday, August 23, 2012

Flying with Eagles!

Did we mention how much fun we had at our health and wellness fair?-- especially having Toothy hamming it up with the Rapids mascot Edson.  Couldn't resist posting this picture!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Let the Debates Begin!

So While Romney and Obama prepare to come to Denver to debate about health care and women's rights, we have other important (OK, maybe less important, but fun!) issues to discuss.  Namely:

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Paying for Braces-- TAX FREE!

While we know that at All About Braces we offer an exceptional value to our patients (thus our tagline "Affordable Fees, Priceless Smiles), and are often one of the lowest cost providers in the marketplace, there is no alluding the fact that even with really low fees, for many families the cost of braces can be expensive.  We try everything we can to make it as easy to budget and afford as we can by offering things like zero percent financing and flexible payment options.  There is, however, another way that you can save yourselves a bundle on your braces.  That is by using a Health Savings Account (HSA-- or sometime called an FSA depending on the plan).  A health savings account is the perfect tool to help budget for orthodontia. With an HSA (which is usually offered by your employer) contributions can be withheld directly from a paycheck, and all contributions are removed PRE-TAX.  What that means to you is that you do not have to pay income tax on any of the money you spend from the HSA.  So, for example, if you pay $1,500 next year to your orthodontist (which we hope, of course, is us 8-)) out of your HSA and you normally pay 33% in income taxes, you would SAVE $500 in taxes by using the HSA.  I mention this in my post now because typically you CAN NOT sign up for an HSA anytime you wish, but rather, in most cases, once a year when your company has you choose your beenfit plans for the upcomming year.  For most companies, that happens in the Fall of every year, so the time to think about this and start planning for it IS NOW.  The even better news is that if you are just planning on starting braces now, you likely can use the tax advantages from an HSA to help you save in BOTH 2013 AND 2014.  We can make payment arrangements that will allow you to maximize this benefit.  Hoping this little bit of advice will help many of you save a bunch of money!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Secret's Out

Pssst ... it's a secret, don't tell anybody.  Ok, actually go ahead and tell everyone (that is, after all, the whole idea!).  Some of you may have seen on Channel 9 yesterday that we are running a Deal Chicken deal (we know, the name is rediculous, but the savings are awesome!). It runs through the rest of this week, then its gone, gone, gone. The deal is, pay $49 for $1,000 coupon towards Invisalign or comprehensive braces and free exam, x-rays and photos (a $300 value).  While most of you who may read this are existing patients, and the deal is for new patients only, think how grateful your family and friends will be when you tell them about the deal and how they can use it toward treatment at the best orthodontist in the world (OK, we're a LITTLE bias)!  Here's the link for the deal: https://www.dealchicken.com/buynow/16380. So go ahead, let the secret out, bank yourself a favor, make people happy-- tell the folks you know about the deal (or even buy one for them as a gift!).  This is a secret worth not keeping!

Monday, August 13, 2012

We're the Talk of the Town!

We know, it's a figure of speach, but we mean it literally.  We recently received the highest, 5-star rating for 2012 from Talk of the Town which assess general reviews and customer feedback froma cross the web. So what this means is that across the web (places like Angie's List, Yelp, Google +, etc.), we received the highest reviews for customer care and satisfaction.  We can never thank all our patients enough for all the kind words they say about us!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

We're having a Party (and you're invited!)!

Yup, it's true.  We are having a huge Health and Wellness fair at our Denver location (2250 S. Monaco) this Saturday, August 11th from 9AM-4PM.  There will be cooking classes, Zumba classes, the Rapids, the Cutthoats, a boucy house, giveaways, other doctors, handmade clothing artists and more!  We expect a big crowd and a lot of fun so come on out and join us!  Hope to see you there!

So Colorado Proud!

So, if you are like us, you've been glued to the TV this past week watching the Olympic Games.  We, of course like many of you, have had a special focus on the swimming and our own Missy Franklin.  She is truely an amazing young woman and we just had to say how Colorado proud we are of her!  Way to go Missy!  You wowed us not only with your victories (and of course with your beautiful smile!), but with your poise and sportmanship.  You rock girl!