This month, our staff at Yang Orthodontics want you to be extra, extra careful with your braces and appliances. After all, September marks the start of fall sports, which means an increased risk to mouth injuries. September also happens to be National Childhood Injury Prevention Month, and Dr. Yang and team thought it would be a good idea to share a few sobering facts about sports and facial injuries, courtesy of our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists.
*More than half of the seven million sports and recreation-related injuries that occur each year are sustained by youth between ages 5 and 24. Collision and contact sports have higher injury rates—baseball, soccer, basketball and football account for about 80% of all sports-related emergency room visits, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
*Sixty-seven percent of parents say their child does not wear a mouth guard, yet, 70 percent say their biggest fear when their child plays is that they will get hurt.
*Of the parents whose children do not wear a mouth guard, 84 percent say it’s because the league or coach does not require it, according to the AAO.
*The average high school baseball pitcher can throw a fast ball between 75-to-85 miles per hour. That compares to being hit in the mouth by a speeding car!
We hope this helps you remember to wear a mouth guard and other forms of protective gear when participating in fall sports! We encourage you to give our convenient Redwood City, CA office a call if you have any questions!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
School Spirit Month
Earn Extra Ortho Bucks!!!
September's Theme is School Spirit!
Show your school spirit by wearing your school colors or shirt with your school's name or any way you can think of to show your school spirit & you will earn an extra Ortho Buck. Remember, parents can participate & earn extra Ortho Bucks for you!
The deadline is nearing to submit your photos for the Where in the World is Yang Orthodontics contest. Please e-mail your photos by September 15. We can't wait to see where you've been!
Tricia C. won our Netflix contest. Tricia referred a friend to our office & we put her name in a drawing to win Netflix for her family for one year! Congratulations!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Earn Extra Ortho Bucks!!
It's August & the theme for this month is Hawaiian! Come to your appointment wearing your Hawaiian gear & earn an extra Ortho Buck!
Parents & siblings can earn extra Ortho Bucks for the patients, too. Wear a lei or a Hawaiian shirt or a hula skirt when you come in for your August appointment.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Earn Extra Ortho Bucks!!
Participate in our theme months
and earn extra Ortho Bucks!
July's Theme is Patriotic Month
Wear Red, White & Blue to your appointments,
or just stop by wearing the appropriate attire
and earn an extra Ortho Buck.
(Parents can join in the fun and earn extra
Buck for their kids!)
The theme for August is Hawaiian Month.
Wear a lei, or a Hawaiian shirt or a hula skirt!
Family Fun Day!
You are invited to...
Family Fun Day
July 23, 2011
Red Morton Park
(near the intersection of Valota Road and Roosevelt in Redwood City)
12:00 to 4:00 pm
Bring your friends and baby brother
Bring your sister, dad and mother
Dr. Yang will entertain us
with his balloon twisting prowess
There will be games & food galore
Contests, prizes and much more
We look forward to a day of fun!
Please RSVP if you can come
Prizes to include an iTouch!
and a Spa Package
*Must be present to win raffle prizes
Friday, June 17, 2011
Have You Seen Our New Website?
Check out
New Contest!!
Scavenger Hunt/Where in the World is Yang Orthodontics?
1st Place: $100 Gift Card (your choice...Best Buy, Target or Amazon)
2nd Place: $15 iTunes Card
3rd Place: 2 Movie Tickets
Each entry will score points for each task completed correctly.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries with the highest scores.***
There are 2 parts to the contest:
The online Scavenger Hunt section
The Where in the World is Yang Orthodontics? section
The answers to our scavenger hunt section can be found on our website
Please e-mail Scavenger Hunt answers to info@orthodontistrwc.com
Please e-mail Where in the World pictures. Include your name & which task you have completed. All tasks must have their own picture. If you are not present in the picture with your Yang Orthodontics cinch sack, the picture will not count and you will not get the points. (Please e-mail all pictures at one time.)
You must be a current patient (either undergoing full treatment, Phase 1, Phase 2 or in observation status) of Yang Orthodontics in order to receive any prizes.
Please note that by emailing or sending your pictures to Yang Orthodontics, you are giving us permission to post these pictures and/or utilize them for marketing purposes.
**Winners will be determined by points. If there is a tie for either 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, winning names will be determined by a drawing.
Contest Deadline: September 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Win a Spin!!
Win a spin on our Yang Orthodontics Wheel!
- Refer a friend, if they start treatment you get a spin.
- Start treatment & get a spin.
- Redeem 40 Ortho Bucks for a spin.
- Noah's & Burger King - $10 gift certificate
- Cold Stone, Jamba Juice, iTunes, Starbucks, Subway & Barnes & Noble - $15 gift certificate
- Target - $20 gift certificate
- Best Buy - $25 gift certificate
- Dinner & Movie for 2
- Santa Cruz Boardwalk -1 pass for unlimeted rides
- Great America - 1 ticket
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