Love your new smile? Tell the world all about it!

With years of experience and training, and backgrounds in growth and development, Drs. Wanda Claro and Bahar Ghafouri are able treat patients of all ages, and we know the importance of having a great smile! At Irvine Orthodontics, we want to help you achieve the healthy, straight, confident smile that you’ve always wanted.

Whether you've visited us for an orthodontic consultation or have taken your family for years, we'd love to hear your feedback about how our practice is faring! There are lots of ways you can share your thoughts about our practice with the rest of the world, but we encourage you to head to our Google Places page and leave a quick review there. Your generous reviews help us create more beautiful smiles!

You may write a review here. Thanks in advance and enjoy the rest of your weekend! Drs. Claro and Ghafouri, as well as our entire team, look forward to reading your reviews!

We hope you're enjoying the long Thanksgiving Day weekend!

Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to thank all of our patients and their families, our referring doctors and patients and our own families for all their support, encouragement and help throughout the year! We will continue striving to keep giving back to our community and thank them for their participation in making us the best orthodontic practice in Irvine.

We hope everyone takes out the time this year to spend Thanksgiving with their families and friends - we consider you our family and we feel blessed to know you. Deepest wishes for a wonderful Holiday from Drs. Claro and Ghafouri and all of us at Irvine Orthodontics!

Patient Referral Contest at Irvine Orthodontics!

At Irvine Orthodontics, we value the relationships we’ve developed with our patients over the years. Even if you visit our office on a regular basis, did you know you can always connect with us on Facebook and other social networks?

By “Liking” us on Facebook, you will receive regular updates, contest announcements and exclusive special offers from our office – all through your news feed! In fact, we’re excited to announce our new patient referral contest:

With the holidays just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about gift giving. Why not give a friend or relative that perfect gift (a beautiful smile). It's easy to do, with no cost to you.

Just give a friend a referral for our office to receive a FREE examination and consultation. For each referral that begins treatment, you will be entered for a chance at the grand drawing for an iPod Touch (first place), Flip camera (second place) or an iTunes gift card (third place)!

Here's how it works:

1st referral: ONE drawing entry ticket
2nd referral: TWO drawing entry tickets
3rd referral: THREE drawing entry tickets
4th referral: FOUR drawing entry tickets
5th referral: FIVE drawing entry tickets

You'll receive your prizes after new patient begins treatment with us between December 1st and March 31st, 2011.

GOOD LUCK!

Cold and Flu Season is Here - Replace Your Toothbrush!

Great question! With fall season upon us, so is the dreaded cold and flu season. After recovering from your cold, Dr. Wanda Claro and our experienced staff at Irvine Orthodontics will tell you one of the most important steps you can take to avoid becoming reinfected is replacing your toothbrush!

Germs can linger on the bristles, and you risk prolonging your sickness by continuing to use the same toothbrush. Be smart - keep a spare, just in case! To protect your toothbrush from bacteria all year long, consider the following tips:

• Wash your hands before and after brushing
• Allow the brush to air dry after each use, harmful bacteria dies after being exposed to oxygen
• Store the toothbrush in an upright position to allow water to drain and dry faster
• Replace your toothbrush every 3-4 months. Worn bristles are less effective in properly cleaning your teeth, and can actually be damaging to teeth if used too long!

Hope this tip helps! Feel free to give us a call or ask us on Facebook.

Happy November! From Irvine Orthodontics

Happy November, everybody! Believe it or not, we’re almost in full holiday mode! But before we at Irvine Orthodontics forget about the spooky month that just wrapped up, we’d like to know how you celebrated Halloween! What did you wear? How much candy did you get? Did you have fun?

If you have any photos or videos that you would like to share with us, please send them our way or feel free to post them on our Facebook page!

We hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween! Also, what are you up to this month? Anything exciting happening in your life? If so, we’d love to hear all about it.

Lastly, have you been in for a dental checkup lately? It’s important that you see your general dentist, as well as visiting Drs. Claro & Ghafouri. If you have questions about your orthodontic treatment or just want some general information, give us a call or ask us during your next visit!

Happy Tuesday!