Dr. Tony Skanchy College Scholarship Program

Because we hope that your future is as bright as your smile, Dr. Tony Skanchy and Alta View Orthodontics are pleased to announce the:

"DR. TONY SKANCHY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM"

We will be awarding five $1,000 scholarships for the 2011/12 Academic Year. For the application rules and information regarding the "Dr. Tony Skanchy College Scholarship Program," please visit our website at www.DrSkanchy.com and click on the Contests & Scholarships tab, or contact Alta View Orthodontics at 801-523-1111. The Scholarship Application Deadline is April 28, 2011.

This exciting scholarship program offers an opportunity to help those students who have a desire to further their education.

Lucky Clovers Contest at Alta View Orthodontics!

Feeling Lucky? Alta View Orthodontics is having a contest in our office. Here's how it works:

For a chance to win, try and guess the number of "LUCKY CLOVERS" in the jar of Lucky Charms. The three guesses that are closest to the actual number of Lucky Clovers will win a green iPod shuffle! Only current patients of Dr. Tony Skanchy may enter. If you don't have an appointment in March, please stop by the office to give us your best guess.

Good luck everyone!

-Dr. Skanchy and team

What puts you at ease at Alta View Orthodontics?

Dr. Tony Skanchy and team understand not everyone enjoys visiting their orthodontist. But we strive to bring you the best and most comforting experience at each visit. We’d like to know:

What is it about Alta View Orthodontics that makes you comfortable or puts you at ease? Is it something about our pleasant office environment? Our friendly staff or Dr. Skanchy?

Let us know by posting here, on our Facebook page or by giving us a call!

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month!

Each February for the past 61years, the American Dental Association (ADA) has sponsored National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.

For kids wearing braces, brushing and flossing can become more difficult, requiring extra time and vigilance to remove food particles that accumulate on and between the teeth and in braces.

If the health of your teeth is ignored during treatment with braces, the results can be significantly compromised. Dr. Tony Skanchy is available and happy to explain why effective brushing and flossing is one of the most critical actions needed from patients during orthodontic treatment. Have you visited us lately? Give us a call and schedule an appointment!

What's the real difference between a Dentist and an Orthodontist?

"Dentists, Orthodontists, they're all the same right?" We hear our patients asking this question as they wonder about the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist. Before becoming an orthodontist Alta View Orthodontics orthodontist, Dr. Tony Skanchy, started out in dental school and earned a DDS (dental degree), just like your dentist. After dental school however, Dr. Skanchy decided he wanted to learn more about orthodontics, which is one of nine specialties within the dental field. So he stayed in school for a few more years and became an expert in orthodontics, which focuses on tooth and jaw alignment and bite problems like overbites and under bites.

Other dental specialties you may have heard of include endodontic (focusing on the soft tissue inside your teeth), periodontic (focusing on the gums and other tissues surrounding your teeth) and prosthodontic (focusing on restoring and replacing damaged teeth).

Isn't it nice to know there's a dental expert here to help you through any type of treatment your teeth, jaw and gums might need?