Belle has wanted them forever, and now because they appear to be necessary and not just cosmetically desired, she is getting braces. It is a bit of an uncomfortable process on the front end of things, but working with Dr. Benson and his crew made it a great experience.
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| First, a few before pictures... |
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| When you go for your initial consultation, Dr. Benson's staff gives all the children in the household a free t-shirt. If you are found wearing it around town by one of the many friendly blonde Benson assistants, they give you a "Benson Buck". Benson Bucks are handed out for various other reasons as well. Collect 10 of these puppies, and you get theater tickets...or a gift card...or you can hoard them all for some major prizes. Belle is praying for an iPod...and this just may be a way to earn one! |
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| A note about the men standing around in the workspace: those are reps from the company that makes the brackets used by oodles of orthodontists around the country. They have the glue already on the backside of the bracket, so that it needs to just be placed on a dry surface and UV light activated to adhere permanently (well, semi-permanent...they DO come off eventually!). The company that these men work for is the fairly well known 3M. Sticky notes and sticky braces. Perfect. |
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| Learning to put in her rubberbands. |
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| One of many after shots... |
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| Belle wanted pink and silver bracket bands. |
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| With enough ibuprofen, the next 48 hours went okay. Dr. Benson even gave us a call that evening to check on his new patient. |
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| And this is the kicker--a beautiful bouquet the next day, thanking us for our business. If I had ten more kids with mouths full of crooked teeth and overbites, all ten would go to Dr. Benson. He and his staff are that sweet, and won us over from day one. |
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