HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION & ASPEN DENTAL TEAM UP TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR SYRACUSE-AREA STUDENTS

HILLSIDE WORK-SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION & ASPEN DENTAL TEAM UP TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR SYRACUSE-AREA STUDENTS
Aspen Dental Provides Free Services For Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection High School Students During “Love Your Smile Day”

02.16.2010 – As part of a new partnership with Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC), dentists and hygienists at Aspen Dental provided a day of free dental services to more than 30 HW-SC high school students on Saturday, February 13. During “Love Your Smile Day,” Aspen Dental clinicians, along with dental hygiene students from SUNY Canton, provided students with x-rays, basic cleanings and fluoride treatments. The event was held at Aspen Dental’s Camillus office.

“We were thrilled with the incredible turnout and the positive response from our students and the generous contribution from Aspen Dental,” said Wayne O’Connor, executive director of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection. “Not only do we work with our Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection students to improve academic success but we strive to help them achieve healthy habits leading to their overall well being.”

In addition to Saturday’s event, Aspen Dental recently provided the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection with a four-year, $50,000 grant to support their efforts in the Syracuse City School District. The donation was the latest effort in Aspen Dental’s Smile for Good corporate social responsibility initiative, which focuses on bringing smiles to the communities that Aspen Dental serves.

“Poor oral health and dental-related pain can negatively impact a student’s academic performance, distracting them from their studies or causing them to miss class altogether,” added Maureen Howes, RDH, director of hygiene services at Aspen Dental Management, Inc. “Providing access to high-quality, comprehensive oral care is a priority for Aspen Dental, so our team was happy to donate a day of free dental services to the HW-SC program.”

HW-SC is a nationally-recognized youth development program proven to double the graduation rates for at-risk youth. The cornerstone of its model are its school-based Youth Advocates, who serve as long-term mentors and liaisons to students and their families, linking students to individualized support services, employment training and on-the-job mentoring, academic tutoring, and year-round enrichment programs. HW-SC helps students develop good habits, achieve academic success, and become responsible young adults. Last year, HW-SC served 468 Syracuse City School District students in grades 7-12, with 89 percent of these students promoted to the next grade level.

ABOUT HW-SC
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, founded in 1987 by Robert and Danny Wegman, is an affiliate of Hillside Family of Agencies and serves at-risk youth in three locations in Rochester and Syracuse, NY and in Prince George’s County, MD.
Hillside Family of Agencies is a family and children services organization that provides child welfare, mental health, youth development, juvenile justice, special education, and developmental disabilities services across central and western New York. Hillside Family of Agencies is comprised of affiliates Crestwood Children’s Center, Crestwood Children’s Foundation, Hillside Children’s Center, Hillside Children’s Foundation, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, and Snell Farm Children’s Center.

ABOUT ASPEN DENTAL
Aspen Dental, one of the largest and fastest-growing providers of denture and dental care services in the U.S., is committed to providing patients with affordable, high-quality care. Aspen Dental offers convenient locations, extended hours, affordable fees and a wide range of payment plan options. The company works with all insurance plans.

Based in Syracuse, NY, Aspen Dental has grown from 13 offices and three states in 1998 to more than 225 locations in 19 states. In 2009, Aspen Dental recorded more than 1.5 million patient visits, including visits from more than 340,000 new patients.

For more information about Aspen Dental and the services it provides, please visit www.aspendent.com.

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Aspen Dental grins over 2009 growth

Aspen Dental Management, Inc. added more patients and more locations in 2009 and expects continued growth this year.
The growth will include the addition of 80 new jobs at its practice support center and headquarters in DeWitt.

Aspen Dental recorded more than 1.5 million patient visits last year, including 340,000 new patients. That’s a 30 percent increase over the 260,000 first-time visitors in 2008.
The company also opened 44 new dental offices, representing a 25 percent expansion.

The new locations bring the total number of Aspen Dental practices to 224 in 19 states. The new offices included the first locations in Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Aspen Dental is planning for additional growth in 2010, including 55 new offices. The firm will open its first locations in Nebraska, Minnesota, Tennessee, Maryland, and Delaware.
Besides the new jobs in DeWitt, Aspen Dental also plans to hire nearly 500 employees for its practices nationwide.

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Dental Office Magazine: Students-get-hands-on-experience-at-Aspen-Dental

SYRACUSE, New York–A group of 16 dental hygiene students from SUNY Canton recently spent a day Nov. 12, 2009, at Aspen Dental Management in Syracuse putting their classroom experience to practice.

The sophomore students toured ADMI’s denture lab, and learned the differences among types of dentures and how they are made.

“It was nice to be able to take all the terms we learn in our classes and see them in real-life situations,” said Alicia Harrington, who will graduate from SUNY Canton in May 2010.

Maureen Howes, director of hygiene services for Aspen Dental, spoke to the students about an oral cancer screening that uses chemiluminescent technology to detect oral cancer at its earliest stages.

Dr. Arwinder Judge, vice president of clinical support, also discussed the differences between amalgam and composite restorations.

“It’s important for our students to get some hands-on, outside-the-classroom learning,” said Pam Quinn, dental hygiene program director at SUNY Canton. “This is the second year we’ve brought students to Aspen Dental and we hope to continue bringing them in the future”

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Aspen Dental Featured on Forbes.com

Where the Jobs Are:  Dental Work

National dentistry chains are growing, and they’re hiring on all levels.

The economic outlook may be grim, but people always need to get their teeth fixed. Some 40%of Americans don’t go to the dentist regularly, according to government studies. They’re likely to end up needing dentists more than anyone else, and retail dentistry operations are stepping into the breach.

Those operations are chains, including Aspen Dental, DentalOne and Heartland Dental Care, that are like the eyecare company Lenscrafters, only for teeth. They offer exams, X-rays, fillings and false teeth, often charging roughly 10% less than sole practitioners, who still make up the vast majority of American dentists. The retail chains are expanding, which is creating a lot of jobs.

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Students get hands-on experience at Aspen Dental

A group of 16 dental hygiene students from SUNY Canton recently spent a day Nov. 12, 2009, at Aspen Dental Management in Syracuse putting their classroom experience to practice.

The sophomore students toured ADMI’s denture lab, and learned the differences among types of dentures and how they are made.

“It was nice to be able to take all the terms we learn in our classes and see them in real-life situations,” said Alicia Harrington, who will graduate from SUNY Canton in May 2010.

Maureen Howes, director of hygiene services for Aspen Dental, spoke to the students about an oral cancer screening that uses chemiluminescent technology to detect oral cancer at its earliest stages.

Dr. Arwinder Judge, vice president of clinical support, also discussed the differences between amalgam and composite restorations.

“It’s important for our students to get some hands-on, outside-the-classroom learning,” said Pam Quinn, dental hygiene program director at SUNY Canton. “This is the second year we’ve brought students to Aspen Dental and we hope to continue bringing them in the future”

For more information about Aspen Dental visit its newly-designed Web site at www.aspendent.com

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Dental hygiene central to well-being

October has been declared National Dental Hygiene Month by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. This is an excellent opportunity to recognize the great work performed by dental hygienists every day and to focus on what we can do on a daily basis to achieve optimal oral health.

For many, hygienists are “the face” of the dental practice due to the important role they play in their patients’ oral health and overall well-being. In addition to delivering care, hygienists assist in the prevention and treatment of oral disease by educating patients on the relationship between oral health and systemic health. They work with patients to develop home care plans to maintain oral health. Hygienists also give advice on over-the-counter products, nutrition and smoking cessation.

National Dental Hygiene Month is a great time to start on the road to excellent oral health by committing to a dental hygiene routine. It takes just a few simple steps:

Brush at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste.

Floss at least once a day.

Limit consumption of soda, high sugar juices and sports drinks; drink more water in their place.

Limit intake of foods that are sticky or high in sugar.

Visit a dentist and hygienist twice a year, and be sure your visit includes an oral cancer exam; many dental practices offer state-of-the-art oral cancer screening tools that help dentists and hygienists identify abnormal tissue at its earliest stage.

Proper oral health is important for denture wearers, too. If you wear dentures be sure to brush your gums, tongue and palate every morning with a soft-bristled brush before you insert your dentures to stimulate circulation in your tissues and help remove plaque. And be sure to visit your dentist for an annual checkup.

By taking these steps, every month can be Dental Hygiene Month.

Maureen Howes, RDH, MS

Director, Hygiene Services

Aspen Dental Management Inc.

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Letter to the Editor, Preventing Oral Cancer

In an effort to educate young athletes and their families on the importance of good oral health, the dangers of tobacco use, and the prevention of oral cancer, Aspen Dental is proud to be partnering with Oral Health America (OHA) to support OHA’s National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) during the Little League Baseball World Series, Aug. 21-30, in Williamsport.

Youth education is particularly important because prevention and early detection are keys in fighting the battle against oral cancer. Certain risk factors such as family history and alcohol and tobacco use can contribute to the development of oral cancer, but nearly 25 percent of oral cancer patients have no known risk factors.

Tragically, this type of cancer is too often discovered late in development or when it has metastasized to another location. This doesn’t have to happen.

Oral cancer exams are part of routine dental exams. Advanced screening technologies detect oral cancer at its earliest stages. Prevention and early detection are keys in fighting the battle against oral cancer.

In addition to visiting your dentist twice a year for exams and cleaning, you can help minimize your risk for oral cancer through proper diet, use of sunscreen on lips, reducing tobacco and alcohol consumption, and avoiding high risk sexual behaviors.

Again, familiarize yourself with the risk factors and visit your dentist regularly for oral cancer screenings to help prevent this deadly disease. And be sure to talk with your children about the risks of using tobacco products.

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Dr. Arwinder Judge is vice president of clincal support at Aspen Dental Management, Inc

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Aspen Dental Featured in Wall Street Journal Online

Many retailers are closing stores and laying off staff in response to the continued reluctance of consumers to resume their pre-recession spending habits. But there are a few retailers that are continuing to expand. And these exceptions to the trend are finding it’s a buyer’s market both when it comes to cutting deals with landlords and hiring new staff….

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Aspen Dental Incorporating Social Media – Featured in CNY Business Journal

Social-media technologies make their way into corporate training

By: Kevin Tampone

Social-media technologies have become a dominant cultural force so rapidly that it’s probably not surprising businesses and other organizations are integrating them into their operations in a variety of ways.

That includes learning, local education and training experts say. Social media are changing how businesspeople learn and how training professionals do their work.

The term social media often evokes images of Facebook and Twitter, but it includes other aspects as well. And many companies are using some or all of these outlets.

Blogs and wikis, for example, can be used to develop large, easily accessible repositories of company information and best practices, says Mark Britz, instructional-systems designer at Aspen Dental Management, Inc. in DeWitt…..

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Aspen Dental Opens Office In Lady Lake, Florida

Aspen Dental’s Newest Florida Office Provides Affordable, Full-Service Denture and Dental Care

Aspen Dental, a leading provider of denture and dental services, will celebrate the grand opening of its Lady Lake office on Thursday, August 27. The office, located at Shoppes at Village Crossroads, 560 N. US HWY 27/441, will provide patients with high-quality denture and dental care and offer a wide range of affordable payment plan options.

“We’re really looking forward to the opening of our new Lady Lake office and bringing access to high-quality, full-service dental care to the area,” said Dr. Jeffrey Martin DMD lead dentist. “Recognizing the challenges of the current economic environment, our goal is to make going to the dentist an easier, more affordable and more convenient experience for people who live and work in our community.”

Aspen Dental will provide patients with a full range of denture and dental services, including hygiene, oral surgery, fillings, whitening and crown and bridge work. Aspen Dental is the only authorized provider of eight styles of full and partial hand-crafted ComfiDents® brand dentures. As an added convenience to denture patients, the Lady Lake office will have its own on-site denture laboratory, which ensures same-day turnaround for select new dentures, denture repairs, relines or adjustments.

The Lady Lake office, which will employ about eight to 10 staff members, will feature state-of-the-art Kodak Dental Systems digital radiography products to better diagnose, serve and treat patients. The new office will also provide patients with Vizilite Plus®, the most advanced technology in oral cancer screening. Vizilite Plus® uses a blue-light, “glowstick” technology that detects oral cancer at its earliest stage.

Aspen Dental offers free new-patient exams, special pricing on x-rays for new patients without insurance, special pricing on dental and denture services for all patients, and senior discounts.

The office will be open extended hours, including selected Saturdays, and will work with all insurance providers. Walk-in patients and emergencies are welcome.

To make an appointment, call 352-259-1065. As an added convenience, visit www.aspendent.com and click “Make an Appointment” to schedule online.

ABOUT ASPEN DENTAL:
Aspen Dental is a leading provider of denture and dental care services committed to providing patients with affordable, high-quality care. Aspen Dental is the only company authorized to provide eight styles of its hand-crafted, full and partial ComfiDents® brand dentures.

Aspen Dental has grown from 13 offices and three states in 1998 to more than 200 locations in 18 states. More than 300 licensed dentists and 200 dental hygienists work with Aspen Dental throughout Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.

In 2008, Aspen Dental recorded more than 1.5 million patient visits, including visits from more than 260,000 new patients.

Aspen Dental meets the demand for high-quality, yet affordable denture and dental services by offering convenient locations, extended hours, affordable fees and a wide range of payment plan options. The company works with all insurance plans.

For more information about Aspen Dental and the services it provides, please visit www.aspendent.com

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