Teresa Reile

Buffalo, NY – Gentle Dentistry of East Aurora, PLLC is moving to its’ 5,000 square foot, State of the Art Lancaster facility located at 5007 Transit Road to better service patients under one roof.  As of Jan. 1, 2012 the move should be complete.  Nothing will change for the East Aurora patients except a different location, more parking and the ease of having all services under one roof.

“This is something that has been in the works for awhile.  It was always our intention to move into our new space when our lease was up in the East Aurora location. This location is very centrally located and it’s only 10 minutes from the East Aurora location”, says Dr. Glassbrenner.

With their lease being up in the East Aurora location and the fact that Dr. and Mr. Glassbrenner have started a family by adopting a beautiful baby girl, the timing is just perfect to move the office.

According to Glassbrenner, one of the reasons they opened the Lancaster office in the first place, was to have the ability to expand the services that the practice could deliver while operating out of one location.  The Lancaster facility allows them to do just that.   There is more administrative as well as operatory space which allows all of the doctors to work together in one place therefore streamlining services.

Gentle Dentistry of Lancaster, PLLC  is fully equipped and ready to deliver all of your dental needs under one roof with no need to go anywhere else.

“We are very excited about this move as it has been something we have wanted for some time.  Not only will it streamline services for our patients, but also for us as a team.  We are a tight knit group as it is, and this just makes our job more fun and enjoyable for all,” expounds Glassbrenner.

Accepting new patients, one can call 716 652 7080 or visit www.WeAreGentleDentistry.com to book your appointment today.

Help Save the Rock Wall in East Aurora

East Aurora, NY – The Roycroft Campus Corporation could use your help to secure funds to repair the iconic rock wall surrounding the historic Roycroft Campus and preserve the bucolic feel of the town. This help is needed by Dec. 20, 2011.

If you have ever visited the historic town of East Aurora, or for those lucky enough to live there, one of the first things that one sees is the huge rock wall that starts at the beginning of town and encompasses the Roycroft Campus.

This historic Rock Wall was built in the early 1900’s and is one of the things that people who live in East Aurora have come to accept as part of the community.  Much like an old friend, people of the town have fond memories of hanging out with comrades while sitting on the wall, watching their little ones climb on this wall, or having a cup of coffee contemplating life while sitting on this wall.

Whatever fond memories come to mind when reminiscing about East Aurora, that wall just always seems to be a part of them.  That historic wall which has supported us for over 100 years, now needs our support. It is in desperate need of repair and the Roycroft Campus Corporation (RCC) has secured time sensitive funding for a portion of the restoration work.

Your help is needed!  The funding will only become reality if the people of the community come together to help with this worthy project.  The funding hinges on local support as it is a matching funds grant.   If the community comes together to support this project and preserve a piece of history then together we can realize this goal.

For a limited time, the RCC is offering original keepsake roof tiles, capstones and chimney bricks from the 1909 Roycroft Power House to donors. In addition to receiving one of these historic treasures, your name will be engraved on an individual or group plaque in perpetuity for future generations to admire and thank.

Donations must be secured by December 20, 2011.

You have a chance to be a part of this preservation project and own a piece of history.

Dr. Glassbrenner of Gentle Dentistry, PLLC did just that and she is very happy that she did.  “I just love this town.  That’s why I decided to be a part of this community and start my professional career here – right on Main St. next to that rock wall.  It really is something that one comes to treasure and being a part of this restoration gives me great pride.  I am happy to know that my children and children for generations to come will be able to climb on that wall just like I did as a little girl.”

For more information contact:  Christine Peters, Exec. Dir. Roycroft Campus Corporation at (716) 652-5908 or send donations to:  RCC, 31 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052

About Roycroft Campus – The Roycroft Campus Corporation (RCC) seeks to preserve and promote the ideals, traditions, architectural legacy and business skills of Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters through the acquisition and restoration of the Roycroft Campus buildings and grounds, in a manner consistent with their National Historic Landmark status. RCC will manage a financially sustainable, not-for-profit organization to foster educational programs, encourage and support artisans, develop a compelling tourism plan, and provide economic benefits to the community.  www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com

About Gentle Dentistry – Gentle Dentistry of Lancaster, PLLC welcomes patients of all ages to take care of all your oral needs.  They welcomes patients from the Lancaster and surrounding areas with their State-of-the-Art 5,000 square foot facility equipped for you and your whole family.

Serving a wide variety of patients and offering a vast array of services, our competent, skillful dental practitioners will help you with a gentle, caring attitude.

The staff contributes greatly to the community with outreach programs, charity events and being a part of the economic engine that drives the economy.  www.WeAreGentleDentistry.com

The award ceremony, which took place at Pearl St. Grill in Buffalo, NY honored several young professionals. Together, these professionals raised over $30,000.00 prior to the award ceremony to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.  A very moving speech was given by a beautiful young woman who suffers from this ravaging disease. The courage of this young woman was honorable and prompted a rousing response when she finished speaking.

• About 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.
• More than 70% of patients are diagnosed by age two.
• More than 45% of the CF patient population is age 18 or older.

It’s that time of year once again and true to form, the staff of Gentle Dentistry is reaching out to help others and has decided to hold another food drive for the WNY Food Bank.  Gentle Dentistry’s food drive will be taking place from Nov. 15^th thru Dec. 15^th 2011.  Please bring your non-perishable food item to Gentle Dentistry’s Lancaster location at 5007 Transit Road, Depew, NY 14043.

“Last year’s drive was so successful and so rewarding, that we decided to do it again”, says Dr. Glassbrenner.  ”It’s so nice to see others reaching out to help another in need.  Whereas we are doing this during the holidays, we would like to let the people of WNY know that people need to eat 365 days a year and we encourage you to give to the food bank all year round.”

Remember to check the expiration date on all items donated as they will not be used if they are expired.

Some suggested non-perishable foods: Canned meat, Canned fish, Canned soups, Canned/ dry beans, Peanut Butter, Macaroni and cheese, Canned spaghetti, ravioli, Spaghetti sauce, Drink mixes, Milk: canned or powdered, Juices: canned or in plastic bottles, Tea, Hot chocolate, Coffee, Canned fruits and vegetables, Rice, Pasta, Cereals: hot or cold.

The Hunger Study completed in 2010 highlights the need for food assistance in our region with the following startling statistics:

Since 2006, the number of people who are turning to emergency programs for assistance has increased at 82% of food pantries, 63% of soup kitchens, 41% of shelters so the need is great.  Every month nearly 39,000 or 39% of clients the Food Bank serves are under the age of 18.

53% of households receiving emergency food assistance had to choose between paying for food and utilities.  34% of households had to choose between paying for food and rent or mortgage.

About Gentle Dentistry, PLLC – With two locations, Gentle Dentistry has been serving the Western New York area since 2002 and welcomes patients of all ages to take care of all your oral needs.  The staff contributes greatly to the community with outreach programs, charity events and being a part of the economic engine that drives this region. Serving a wide variety of patients with a vast array of services, our competent, skillful dental practitioners, will help you with a gentle, caring attitude. Log onto: www.WeAreGentleDentistry.com for more information.

About the WNY Food Bank: Located at 91 Holt St. Buffalo, NY 14206, the WNY Food Bank distributes millions of pounds of food to needy people throughout the region each and every month.  For every $1.00 donated to the food bank, seven pounds of food to those in need.   Visit the WNY Food Bank website at: http://www.foodbankwny.org/

Dental Care – Is it really necessary?

By Teresa Reile

If one has EVER had this thought, then read on.  Did you know that you can DIE from a toothache?

On Sept. 2, 2011 ABC news reported on the death of a 24 year old Cinncinnati man who died of a toothache.  Two weeks prior to his death, his tooth started hurting.  He went to the dentist who told him that he needed his tooth pulled.  He didn’t do it because he couldn’t afford it.  His face started swelling and his head began to hurt.  He went to the emergency room where he was prescribed pain meds and antibiotics.  He couldn’t afford the antibiotics, which could have killed the infection, so he opted for the pain meds.

The infection went to his brain and caused it to swell and killed him.

In my humble opinion, he couldn’t afford NOT to get his tooth pulled.  For approximately $80.00 he could have saved his life.

So, is dental care really necessary?  Yes,  undeniably so.  Many people do not understand that a dentist is often the first person to find a serious condition.  Oral problems are often the cause of many diseases that people think have nothing to do with their mouth – such as Premature birth, low birth weight, heart disease, stroke, erectile dysfunction, to name a few.

When a dentist tells you that you need to get your teeth fixed.  Listen to him.  It could save your life.  There are dentists out there who are reluctant to treat the whole mouth because they may be afraid that the price of the treatment will scare the patient away, so they just do a filling at a time.

In the grand scheme of things, this is ridiculous as it could cost you your life.  There is a thing called “comprehensive” dental care.  This entails examining the WHOLE mouth and the entire oral care needed to bring a person to complete oral health.  If one likens this to a car, if you had several things wrong with the car ie: a flat tire, low oil, and a leaking radiator, fixing only one of these things will not make the car adequate.  The car will still be broken, but will limp along.  The proper thing to do would be to fix all of the problems so that the car worked well together as a whole.  This is the concept behind comprehensive dental care.  Fix the whole mouth.  Reduce the risk of serious illness down the road and be healthy.

It has been found that the main reasons people forgo dental care is the cost, the time and the fact that they ‘just want to wait’.  What are they waiting for exactly?  For their teeth to start hurting like the 24 year old who died?

The money factor can be an issue for some, however, in the long run, doing all that is needed to bring you to health is actually much less expensive than doing a little at a time.  Just like in the example of the car, if you only fixed the flat tire and didn’t change the oil, you may be able to drive to work today, but your engine may be shot tomorrow…thereby costing you more time and money…and perhaps your job.

So, the operative phrase here is DO IT NOW.  Find a way to do it all. Waiting will undoubtedly cost you more, leave you prone to serious infections and disease and will take longer to fix.  Don’t die. Fix your teeth.

By Teresa Reile

The technical definition of Comprehensive Dental Care as per Mosby’s Dental dictionary, 2^nd edition, is ‘the coordinated delivery of the total dental care required or requested by the patient.” 

What that means is that one’s complete dental health gets evaluated.  Not just what is on the surface.  Even though one might have a toothache and want a filling, with comprehensive dental care, one will get thoroughly examined and get treatment planned for everything that is needed to obtain optimal oral health.

Whereas it may seem that this is an expensive option at the outset, comprehensive dentistry is actually a lot less expensive in the long run because not only is it comprehensive, but it is preventative as well.  If one takes care of dental problems at the outset and all at once, one will have less of a chance of dental problems further on down the road.

It’s similar to just living a healthy lifestyle of eating right, exercising and doing the right things.  If one does these things, he has a much greater chance of surviving better than those who do not do these things.

But, by the same token, when one is trying to come back to good health, it takes a bit of work to handle all of the areas that were compromised during the period of inattention. 

For instance, if one had an accident and needed intensive physical therapy but only went to a couple sessions just to alleviate some pain or to get back on ones feet, one will quickly realize that underlying problems will still be there and that the treating of the symptoms didn’t really handle the problem and may now even be getting worse.

In other words, one eventually would have to handle all the areas which were compromised, not just the ones that on the surface are acting up and this may entail many visits to doctors and specialists if it is allowed to go on for a long time.  And so it is with your oral health. 

When one area is compromised, it lays the rest of your mouth open to disease and decay.  That’s why comprehensive dental care which handles your whole entire oral health is really the way to go.

Insurance Benefits May Expire Soon

It is for that reason that this report is written so as to remind you not to lose your insurance benefits!  Most insurance benefits, if not used by the end of the year get lost and as the New Year begins, you have to pay a new deductible.

You are entitled to use the full amount of your insurance benefits allocated to you each year. If you don’t use the full amount by December 31st, any unused dollars will be lost forever. 

 Tammy Davenport, a guide for the About.com Dentistry section, wrote a very helpful article about why it is so important to use your dental insurance before the end of the year. 

She suggests maximizing your dental benefit dollars each year in the following ways:

 Yearly Maximum- Unused benefits do not typically rollover, so you should try to meet your annual maximum, if possible.  Remember, your 2011 dental benefits or flexible spending account will expire at the end of December.

 Deductibles- These can increase next year, so using your insurance now will ensure that you have locked in the current deductible until the end of the year.

Premiums- You are paying your premiums.  Most people pay them via employment benefits.  Why not take advantage of your benefits?  Remember, regular exams and cleanings are essential in preventing dental disease.

 Dental Problems Can Worsen- You may not think you have any dental problems right now, but unless you visit a dentist, you don’t know.  Why take the chance that a seemingly harmless condition right now could turn into something much more serious?  Keep in mind that a simple cleaning can help avoid future dental complications that may cause you to exceed future dental benefits. 

Don’t wait until your renewal date. 

Call our office today at

716 652-7080

or log onto

 www.WeAreGentleDentistry.com

 to set up an appointment at your earliest convenience.  We want your out-of-pocket expenses kept to a minimum, and your new year to start out healthy and happy.  We hope this reminder was helpful!

IN SUMMARY:

• YOU MAY HAVE UNUSED INSURANCE BENEFITS which will be lost forever if they are not used.

 Be aware that some insurance companies decrease your annual allowances without notice to you and that some insurance companies may increase the deductible without notice.  You can however complain to the insurance commissioner if this happens to you).