Christmas at the Office!!!

We have had a very busy week!!!  We delivered seventy-five of these beautiful poinsettas to referring dentist offices on Monday and Tuesday.  They were so big that five or six of them filled our whole cars.  It was great seeing the faces of the office staff at each dental practice when we walked in.  Many of them were so excited they immediately knew where they were going to place the poinsettas.  We make deliveries like these every quarter to show our appreciation to those offices.  Its a wonderful way for our staff to meet their staff also.  Thanks again to all those doctors and their staff.

Thursday night, we had our office Christmas party.  We started out by having dinner at Chili's, which was no easy feat with thirty-four people.  The service and food were excellent, they really went above and beyond to make sure we all had our food at the same time and were finished in time for the next phase of our night.  We went to the Hale Center Theatre to see "A Christmas Carol".  What a fantastic production!  If you have the opportunity you should go see it.  They did a fabulous job, even the children.  Its done in the round so every seat is a good one.  The special effects they can create in the small area they have to work in is quite amazing.  We all had a lovely time and thank our doctors immensely for taking us to this marvelous play.

Happy Holidays!!!! 

Contest Winners and Our next Contest!!!

The winners for the Disney Villains contest were Elly Smith, Ellie Grass, Michelle Howard and Josh Hancock.  Each of them won a $25 Visa gift card.  The object of the contest was to name the 10 Disney Villains and the movie they were from.  This contest was so popular that we decided to stick with the same format for our next contest.

The theme for this contest is Christmas movies and characters from the movie.  Are you a Christmas movie buff?  Come in and give it a try!!

Halloween Antics!!

 Halloween was so fun this year at our office!!  Dr. Norm had decided he wanted to be the Mad Hatter from the newest Alice in Wonderland movie.  We called around to find a costume and could only find one available for Tuesday, October 26th.  We decided we would dress up that day and have fun.  We went to lunch at The Cheesecake Factory.  The looks we got from the customers was great!!  Dr. Norm was The Mad Hatter, of course, Dr. Blake was the Knave of Hearts, and the rest of us as follows: Ashley (Tweedle Dee), Katie (Tweedle Dum), Joyce (White Queen), Jan (White Rabbit), Malorie (Queen of Hearts), Francis (Alice), and Jodi (Cheshire Cat).  After lunch we paraded through the food court.  It was so fun to watch the little kids faces light up as they saw us.  Dr. Norm even did the fudderwhacker dance.

Friday, we girls decided we needed another dress up day so we came as nerds.  We all had our glasses with tape on and floods or a skirt.  It was an enjoyable day with our patients.  We didn't see too many patients dressed up though.  Next year, we should have a costume contest for our patients.  Can't wait to see how creative you all are!!!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!!

Online payments

We now have the capability to accept online payments through our website http://www.drmaxfield.com/.  If you are interested in using this service please call the office at 801-263-1333 and give us your email address.  The directions for setting up the service will then be sent to you.  You will set up your own personal user ID and password.  We hope this will be a great convenience for our wonderful patients and families.

Halloween!!!

Halloween is coming in a few weeks and we haven't decided how to dress up here in the office yet.  Dr. Maxfield always has an awesome costume.  In the previous years he has been:  the joker, the incredible hulk, a farmer, Captain Hook,  and Frankenstein.  We have some great pictures hanging around the office of the staff all dressed up.  We have had some great suggestions from our Facebook page; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Yo Gabba Gabba Gang.  One of our staff members suggested Alice in Wonderland with Dr being the Mad Hatter!!  How fun would that be?  Can't wait to see what we finally decide on, you should stop by the office on Friday, October 29th to see what we are wearing!!  

Price is Right Contest Winners!!!

We had four lucky winners in our Price is Right guessing game.  Each winner received a $25 Visa gift card.  They had to guess the price of sixteen different school items.  We had backpacks, markers, notebooks, crayons, etc.  The guesses closest to the total without going over were the winners.  We chose two from each office.  The Redwood office winners were Aria Andrus and Rooster Villareal.  The Highland office winners were Selina Fawson and Lia Kinikini. Congratulations!!  Our next contest will be a Halloween themed contest so look for it next time you're in the office.

Sweet Treats for Back to School!!!

Last week we delivered our quarterly goodies to our wonderful referring doctors and their staff.  We appreciate all the support they give us and wanted to treat them with a little special sweet.  We delivered gourmet caramel apples from Kneaders.  They were so yummy!!  Each office received three apples, (one caramel, one apple pie, and one chocolate caramel) in a gift wrapped package with a little note from us telling them Thank you. 

We can not tell our referring doctors and staff how much we appreciate them.  They are an integral part of our practice.We enjoy meeting the staff members and having the opportunity to work with such wonderful individuals.  Thanks to all of you, patients, parents, and offices who recommend our office to your friends and families.   We are grateful for your continued confidence and support!!! 

The Price Is Right!!!

We have such a fun contest we are doing right now!!  We have a poster with 16 school items on it, you have to estimate how much each item costs.  We add up the totals and whoever comes the closest to the actual price will win gift cards.  It has been so fun seeing how different the guesses can be.  Come on in and try your luck or maybe its your expertise.  Thanks to everyone who participates!!!

Butterscotch Brownies Anyone!!

Ingredients:
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
(optional: 1 cup butterscotch chips)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake for 40 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine oil and brown sugar, using an electric mixer and blending well.  Add eggs.  Stir in flour, baking powder and salt, then add vanilla.

Spread batter into a greased 9"x9" pan.  If desired, sprinkle with butterscotch chips over top.  Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.  After cooling one minute, swirl the chips with a knofe to give marbelized effect.

To keep brownies soft, cover pan with foil while still hot, or cut the brownies in squares and store them in a covered container.  Makes two dozen.

Famous Politicians Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our contest winners; Megan Patterson, Amy Delamare, Emily Clark and Tyler Liddiard.  They each guessed all the politicians correctly.  What smart patients we have.  They each received two passes to Raging Waters!!!!  Hope you have a wonderful time playing in the water!!

Random Ortho Trivia

1. If you are right handed, you probably chew most of the time with the teeth on the right side of your mouth.

2. Around 400 B.C. in Greece, the great medical scientist Hippocrates wrote of attempts to straighten teeth.

3. Dr Edward Angle (1855-1930) is considered to be "The Father of Modern Orthodontics". He founded the world's first school for orthodontic education in St. Louis, Missouri in 1989.

4. As recently as the 1960's, it could take 8 hours to put braces on a patient.

5. Model Cindy Crawford, singer Gwen Stafani and actress Cameron Diaz have all worn braces as adults.

6. Levi Spear Parmly (1790-1859), a New Orleans dentist, promoted flossing teeth with silk thread in 1815.  Floss was patented in 1898 by Johnson and Johnson.

7. In 1848, Milton Waldo Hanchett of Syracuse, NY patented the dental chair.

8. In Paris, Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761)  wrote the book, The Surgeon Dentist, which included a chapter on how to straighten teeth.

9. In the 17th and early 18th centuries, French dentists encouraged people to brush their teeth.

10. The nickel-titanium wires used by orthodontists today where developed by NASA.

Soft Crust Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbl corn meal
3 cups biscuit mix
1 1/2 cups water
cooking spray (Pam)
2 to 3 cups purchased pizza sauce
1 to 1 1/2 cups of grated mozzarella cheese
Your choice of toppings:green peppers, sausage, cooked and crumbled bacon, pepperoni slices, mushrooms, etc.  chopped in small pieces

Preheat oven to 450*. Pre bake crust for 4 minutes, then bake complete pizza for 13 minutes.

Sprinkle corn meal all over a cookie sheet or pizza pan.  In a large bowl, with a spoon, stir together the biscuit mix and the water.  Sprinkle your hands with flour, then pat dough into pan.  Build dough up at edges to form rim to hold in sauce.  Spray crust with cooking spray.  Bake for 4 minutes.

Carefully pour sauce on top of crust, then add toppings and cheese.  Bake for 13 minutes, checking that edges are just golden to keep them soft.  Yummy!!!

Patriotic Quiz!!!

Can you name the famous politicians?

Come in to either of our offices and try your luck.  The winners will receive two passes to Raging Waters!!

Hope you all have a happy and safe 4th of July!!

Why my Dad is Amazing!!! Contest Winners

Thanks to all of our patients who filled out entries for our latest contest.  It was so difficult to choose the winners.  We chose four winners who all won $25 Visa gift cards, Congratulations.  One of our winners chose not to be identified, and another winner Mimi Nguyen chose not to have her entry published.  We are so happy that they participated and gave our staff the opportunity to read their entries.  Here are the other two winning entries, Enjoy!

My dad is amazing because of everything he has gone through & he's still strong & smiling.  He has cancer & he just got a bone marrow transplant.  He is such an inspiration to me.  I love him.

Whitney Sorensen

My dad is amazing because my dad fought for our freedom.  He died doing it and was a hero.  My step dad is amazing because he does everything my dad can't be here to do.

Maddie Smith

Those are truly wonderful sentiments from some special children.

Our next contest is a patriotic quiz where you have to guess the famous politician!! Good luck to all of our patients.

Yummy quiche recipe that is braces friendly!!

Quiche

Ingredients:

1 store bought pie shell

1/8 tsp pepper

2 cups shredded cheese

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup cream

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped green peppers

5 beaten eggs

8 oz shredded cheese

1 Tbl cooking oil

Instructions:

1. Saute the vegetables with cooking oil in a skillet

2. Place sauteed veggies in the pie shell

3. Scatter half of the cheese over the veggies

4. Pour the eggs and cream over the cheese and veggies

5. Cover with the rest of the cheese and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes

Enjoy!!!!

Thank you to our referring Dentists and their amazing staff!!!

Tuesday morning our office delivered a fresh fruit bowl to our wonderful referring Dentists and their staff.  It was so fun to visit the offices and meet the faces to go with the voices we speak with.  We enjoyed hearing the positive feedback we received from these offices both on the job we are doing and on the pleasure of our gift.  We greatly appreciate these offices for their continued faith and support of our abilities to treat their patients.  Thank you again to a fabulous group of people!!! 

Background info

Dr. Norman A. Maxfield D.D.S., M.S. received his degree from Georgetown University Dental School in Washington, D.C.  He continued on at Georgetown to receive his Master's degree and Specialization in Orthodontics.  He has been in practice in Salt Lake for over 20 years.  He has served on the Board of Directors of the Salt Lake Dental Society and is a former president of the Utah Orthodontic Association.

Dr. Blake J. Maxfield D.D.S., M.S.D. graduated in the top of his dental class at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.  He remained in Richmond to complete his Orthodontic Residency and received his Master of Science degree specializing in Orthodontics.  He has been published i orthodontic journals and his most recent research is currently being submitted for publication.  Dr. Blake haas extensive experience with difficult interdisciplinary cases as a former member of the VCU Craniofacial/Facial Reconstruction Team.