Dr. John Wise And His Work With Smiles On Wheels and the TDA Smiles Foundation

Wise Orthodontics and Stonebridge Orthodontics work with the Texas Dental Association and their Smiles On Wheels program to provide dental care to underserved community members. Watch this great video to see the work that they are doing!

Dr. Wise Volunteers with the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation

Dr. John Wise serves on the development committee for the board of the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation. The Foundation's goal is to relieve immediate pain and restore smiles across Texas. They achieve this by bringing together volunteers from all over the state to donate their professional dental services.

Dr. John Wise donates his time to this amazing organization. Read his testimonial below about the work he does and stay tuned over the coming weeks to learn more about actual cases and see videos of the organization at work.

My participation in TDASF has been one of the most meaningful of my professional career. By giving back our special talents, we can help others who are greatly in need. And the more we give, the more we get back. It’s a great thing. Most dental providers who volunteer their time are amazed at how much they get back from their patients. The love and deep caring that is shared is truly remarkable.

Dr. John Wise

Dr. Wise and Dr. Jensen Travel to Boston for the AAO Convention

Dr. Wise and Dr. Jensen of Wise Orthodontics and Stonebridge Orthodontics attended the AAO meeting in Boston. We attended the final lecture of Dr. Vince Kokich, widely considered the finest interdisciplinary teacher of all time. As usual, his material was first rate. Attendees gave him a standing ovation. Also at the AAO were several excellent lectures on cone beam CT imaging. The 3D scans render unparalleled views of teeth and jaw structure. Our office has been using CBCT for over a year now, and we are proud to be offering this advanced diagnostic service to our patients. SureSmile also uses CBCT to treat cases faster and with fewer appointments. We are a SureSmile practice!!

Lots of history was seen in Boston. The Wises traveled to Quincy to see the Adams Family tour. John and John Quincy Adams were actually two of our early presidents who were born in the same house!! But the real force behind their success was John’s wife and John Quincy’s mother, Abigail. She and John reside for all eternity in the stone church on the main square in downtown Quincy. What a sight.

The Freedom Trail was another grand tour we took. The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place on Breed’s Hill!! I had no idea. No mistake was made; the soldiers in charge just figured (rightly) that Breed’s Hill would be a better hill to defend. And they were right. We lost the battle, but our strong showing helped us win the war against Great Britain.

Join Wise Orthodontics and Stonebridge Orthodontics for KidSwing-McKinney 2009!

Get your golf clubs ready! KidSwing McKinney is back in swing!

The 2009 KidSwing-McKinney Golf Tournament is on Monday, July 13!

Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration is already open! So register online as soon as possible.

Shotgun start is at 9 a.m.

We hope you will join Wise Orthodontics and Stonebridge Orthodontics at this year's KidSwing-McKinney Golf Tournament to help raise money for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Mother's Day Photo Contest

“Little things are indeed little, but to be faithful in little things is a great thing.”-Mother Teresa

We believe that all the little things our mothers do for us are the greatest things ever! Mothers Day is Sunday May 10th and we at Wise Orthodontics & Stonebridge Orthodontics want to show all our mothers how much they are appreciated and loved. A picture of a Mother is worth a thousand words.

To enter the Mothers Day Photo Contest, email your favorite photo of you and your mother in a digital jpeg format, between 1-5 MB in size, to lisa@wiseorthodontics.com by Friday May 15th.

The winning photos will be enlarged and displayed in our offices. After all of our patients have had the opportunity to enjoy looking at the winning pictures, we will give them back to the individual winners so they can show off their photos at home.

Tooth Fairy with Wise and Stonebridge Orthodontics

At Wise Orthodontics and Stonebridge Orthodontics, we know that losing your first tooth, or any baby tooth for that matter, can be exciting! Your baby tooth may be gone, but in no time you will have a bigger, “grown-up” tooth in its place. So what do you do with the lost tooth? That’s simple…place it under your pillow at night and when you are fast asleep the tooth fairy will come and whisk your tooth away leaving behind a special gift just for you! Here’s a simple craft project we found a little while back at Dr. Wise's office that helps make the tooth fairy’s job a little easier and give your tooth a special place to stay until it is taken away. Please click on the link for instructions and pictures!

Tooth Fairy “Tooth” Box
(remember to ask your parents for help when using hot glue and scissors)

What you will need
--I large empty match box
--Enough felt to wrap the box and inside sliding tray
--Ribbon
--Glue (tacky glue or a hot glue gun)
--Markers
--White, pink and blue (or your favorite color) felt for decorating the matchbox
--Scissors

Step 1: Pull the inner tray out of the box and line the inside with glue and felt as shown. Wrap the outside of the box with felt and glue it in place.

Step 2: Glue ribbon to the outside of the box in a hanging loop shape. Fold another piece of ribbon in half and glue it to the bottom of the inner tray to create a handle for sliding it in and out.

Step 3: Draw a tooth shape on paper, cut it out, and trace it onto the white felt twice. Cut out the teeth and face details.

Step 4: Decorate the teeth with the eyes and cheeks and draw on a mouth. Glue one tooth to the outside of the box.

Step 5: Create a tooth pocket by applying glue to the sides and bottom of the remaining tooth as shown, leaving an opening at the top. Glue the pocket to the inside tray. Once the glue dries, the box is Tooth Fairy-ready. Have your child put the tooth inside the inner pocket and hang it outside their door before your child goes to bed!