Making a beautiful smile more affordable

It's all in the timing!

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 benefit 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 2014 AND 2015.  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!

We're #2! We're #2!

IN THE NATION THAT IS! Healthtap just named their bi-annual winners and not only was Dr. Baskin once again identified as THE #1 ORTHODONTIST IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, but Dr. Baskin was also named the #2 orthodontist IN THE NATION! As if these accolades were not enough, Dr.. Baskin was also named the #3 most influential doctor in the state across all medical specialties. Next time you see Dr. B offer her your warmest congrats! We are all so proud of her!

Now It's Your Turn!

Did you see our email about the $1,000 off Invisalign?  If not, you should.  Here it is-- very exciting offer! :

We're So Excited! (and we just can't hide it!)

Anyone notice the new 2013 issue of Colorado Parent Magazine's list of the "Best of the Best" that hit newsstands today?  If you did, we hope you noticed that FOR THE SEOND YEAR IN A ROW, COLORADO PARENT NAMED US THE #1 ORTHODONTIST IN COLORADO!  For those who did not know, every year Colorado parent surveys parents from across the state asking them to name their favorite things:  play places, restaurants, pediatricians and, yes, orthodontists.  Well it seems people love us, they really do love us as we received more votes from parents than any other orthodontist in Colorado.  Can you see us blushing through the screen?  Thank you to all the amazing parents who not only entrust us with giving your kids amazing smiles that will last a lifetime, but for taking the time out to tell the world how happy you are with our treatment and service.  We are forever grateful and we love you too!  And, if you are reading this and are not yet a patient, maybe knowing of our reputation might encourage you to go to our website and make an appointment today-- we'd love to see you and show you how we have so many happy, satisfied patients.

Thanks Healthtap! We love you too!

We recently heard that Healthap, an exciting web portal that provides a question and answer forum between patients and medical providers, recognized us as the "#1 Orthodontist in Colorado" (and, btw, in the top 10 in the nation!).  We think Healthtap is a great place to get honest answers from real experts on medical questions.  Seems people, and other doctors, liked our answers enough to continually give us high praise.  the praise from our peers around the nation, and patients, was overwhelming.  Through this feedback, Healthtap determine that, at least in Colorado, there is none better than us!  Yes, we're blushing just a bit!  Thanks Healthtap-- we think you're pretty cool too!

Come one, Come all ....

So we here at All About Braces are gearing up at our Monaco & Evans location for the Second Annual Monaco health and Wellness Fair.  The fair is scheduled for 9-4 on August 24th at our Monaco and Evans location, 2250 S. Monaco Pkwy. Last year was a big hit with the mascot for the Rapids there and dozens of business providing free samples, health info, etc.  This year, as co-hosts of the fair along with our partners, Kids Choice Dental, we plan for the event to be even bigger and better.  We'll have bouncy houses, Zumba classes, Free food, drinks, entertainment-- as well as tons of health information and free screenings from a wide array of medical and dental providers.  So as they used to say in old ads in New York for the Mets "bring your kiddies, bring your wife, garunteed to have the time of your life"!  We'll see you there!

Congrats!

Shouts of "Hurray!" and "Congrats!" can be heard throughout our offices. During the past few months, both Dr. Rejman and Dr. Timock have BOTH been identified as Diplomates by the American Board of Orthodontics! We are, of course, so proud of the both of them!

5280 WINNERS ..... AGAIN!!!!!

We are so happy, thrilled, humbled, grateful (the list of adjectives could go on and on) to have discovered that for the second year in a row, our doctors were honored with the 5280 Award for Top Dentists (orthodontists) in Colorado.  For those of you who don't know of the 5280 Top Dentist Award, here's a brief overview which explains why we are so proud.  Each year 5280 uses a third party (USA top dentists) to survey dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, etc (all dental professionals) and asks them who they think does great work in other dental specialties in their local area.  Only dental professionals are able to get a ballot to vote and they can not vote for themselves. While there is more than 1 winner, winners typically represent the top 5-10% of the providers in a given market.  So you can imagine our elation to discover that for the second year in a row our colleagues in other dental professions across the state thought that the quality of our work was deserving of their vote.  To all the docs out there who voted for us-- thank you, thank you, thank you for your support and entrusting us with your patients.  For our patients, rest assured, you now have further confirmation to something you already know quite well-- that you are in great hands!  To all-  we promise to continue to work hard and deliver the exceptional level of patient care that we have become well known for.

Elections May Be Over, But You Can Still Vote!

I think we are all thankful that the election season is now over and we all do not have to sit through thousands of campaign ads.  However, for most of us, we still like our voices to be heard.  Fortunately, you still ahve a chance to cast your votes and have your voice be heard loud and clear. That;s because important voting is occurring right now.  Colorado Parent Magazine is currently accepting votes for their "Family Favorites".  If you are reading this, then you are obviously one of our favorite patients and as such, we'd love it you voted for us!  To vote, simply click here , go to the bottom of the screen, click continue and follow the instructions.  Note: you must vote in at least 20 categories for your vote to count (if you can't think of 20 answers that you like, at least put in something you know fits-- like Beaver Creek or Vail for ski lessons or Jump Street for a play place). Of course, for Orthodontist, we hope you will put "All About Braces"!

Do you LIKE to give? We Do!!

Keep the season of giving going all throughout January!  We LIKE to give.  We really, really LIKE it.  We LIKE it so much, that we've decided we going to give for LIKES all month long.  Yup, for every LIKE (to our page, not just to this status please and thank you) we get on Facebook during the month of January we are going to donate $1 to the JFS Community Food Pantry of Denver.  Even better, for every video we get that anyone posts on Facebook that tells about their awesome experience with Braces or Invisalign and All About Braces, we'll donate $10!  So show that you LIKE us right now!  Get your friends to LIKE us!  Get your neighbors to LIKE us!  Heck, get your grandma's friends to LIKE us!  And get out those camera and phones to take some fun and awesome videos of your beautiful smiles!

Happy New Year!

We hope all of our patients enjoyed both a happy and healthy New Year!  We have seen a lot of wonderful developments and changes these past few weeks and are so excited about what 2013 has in store for us and our patients. 

First and foremost, as some of you may have seen on our web site, we have added a new doctor to our practice.  Dr. Krystal Baumgartner joined us in December, having completed her orthodontic residency at Saint Louis University. Dr. K (as we now affectionately call her), will be working across all of our offices over the coming months, so there is a really good chance you will see her at one of your next upcoming appointments.  We are so excited to have her joining us and know that you will be too when you meet her.  Her picture is on her webpage along with her bio so you can learn more about her.  So when you see her, say hi and give her a big Colorado welcome!

Yet another exciting development is the rush of new Invisalign patients we have seen in just the past 2 weeks. For those of you not familiar with Invisalign, we have a ton of information on the site. In short, it's a great solution for adults (and some teens even) to get an incredible smile without anyone seeing any braces on your teeth (they are completely invisable!).  While there are a lot of providers of Invisalign out there, people are realizing that the quality of service is NOT the same, and that using a Board Certified Orthodontist provides the best value for your money.  Our patients know they are investing in their smile for the rest of their lives, are the word is getting out that to get the highest level of service and amazing results for a fair price, All About Braces provides unequaled value in the market. We have extensive experience with Invisalign, and indeed are recognized by Invisalign as one of their preffered providers.  So if you have always wanted a great smile but don't want metal braces (or know someone who fits this bill), its not too late (indeed we have Invisalign patients from 15 to 67 years old!)-- call (or have your friends/family call) for a free consultation and let us tell you more about how Invisalign can help you get the smile of your dreams!