Orthodontist Kyle R. Childers, DMD, MS, serving Benton, Harrisburg, and DuQuoin

"CHILDERS SMILE BUILDERS"

*Welcome to our new patient motivation program!*

The idea of the program is simple: Encourage compliance through positive rienforcement. It will be the responsibility of the patient to bring the Punch Card to their visit. After earning a certain amount of punches, a prize can be "bought" from the cabinet. We hope this will encourage out patients to be great brushers, arrive on time for their appointments, and keep them away from foods and activities that can harm their mouths as well as the appliances.
Please help us by keeping track of the Punch Card.
We hope this program will be fun as well as rewarding for EVERYONE!

“Secret Punches”

Each month we give you the opportunity to earn “Secret” punches. What you have to do is get the Secret punch changes from month to month, so be sure to check in with us to see what it is for the month of your appointment.

July: Bring in a School Supply
August: Bring in a postcard letting us know what you did over the summer
September: Wear Red, White, Blue
October: Wear Orange and Black
November: Bring in a canned good
December: Wear a Santa hat
January: Bring in a snowman
February: Wear a heart on your sleeve

Patient party 2007!

Check out out "CRAZY" HAT day!!!

crazy hat

Answer to the newsletter web games:

The answer is: The only block with no paint at all is the one in the middle of the middle row. The middle blocks on each side of the cube’s six sides only have paint on one side.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To all of our patients who brought in donations for the local animal shelters!! We donated them to: Companion Pet Rescue, Community Animal Rescue, and Perry County Animal Shelter.

Dr. Childers awards scholarship!!!

This was the first year for the annual Dr. Kyle Childers’ Scholarship award. Dr. Childers started this award to recognize the importance of education while financially assisting an outstanding student. Two scholarships were given this year; one at Benton Consolidated High School and one at Harrisburg High School. Any graduating senior was eligible to apply. Students were required to submit the application as well as and essay titled “What Growing Up in Benton/Harrisburg Means to Me.”

The winner from Benton was Sara Rone. (picture unavailable)
The winner from Harrisburg was Nathan Sumner. (pictured below)