Practice News

We're working very hard to make sure your visits are convenient, comfortable and gentle. We also go out of our way to provide dental care to those who are less fortunate. Here we share with you our latest discoveries in dentistry and some of the special dental events we have joined.

Hillside Happenings - Summer 2011 Newsletter (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD )

Hillside Happenings - Autumn 2011 Newsletter (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD )

Student Savings Club/Alumni Preferred Partners

Hillside Dental is pleased to partner with the Alumni Preferred Partners and Student Savings Club programs for UW –Eau Claire and CVTC. We will be providing a savings for individuals possessing a valid college ID or alumni card. Click the link for more information:

http://www.studentsavingsclub.com/pages/wi_uw_eau_claire/183.php?business_id=5690

Hillside volunteers help provide dental care to 1,570
at WDA Mission of Mercy

WEST ALLIS, WIS., June 24-25, 2011 –Members of Hillside Dental recently traveled to Weston, Wis. near Wausau where they helped make the Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation’s third Mission of Mercy a success by providing $1.12 million in charitable dental care to 1,570 children and adults during 2,141 patient visits at the Greenheck Field House on June 24 and 25.

Lonnette Breneman, DDS and Lindsay Young, Dental Assistant, were part of a team of 1,050 volunteers from 163 Wisconsin communities who helped at the event. Volunteers included 215 WDA dentists, along with dental hygienists and assistants, Marquette University School of Dentistry students and individuals with non-dental backgrounds.

Patients ranged in age from a 10-month-old girl to a 91-year-old man, and included 22 Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes. Individuals and families who face barriers to dental care on a daily basis sought treatment at this large-scale, charitable event.

The first patient arrived 36 hours in advance and slept in his car Wednesday night before setting up a lawn chair outside of the clinic entrance around 10 a.m. Thursday.

Clinic doors opened at 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday with care concluding by 5:30 p.m. both days. A total of 8,033 dental procedures were performed, including 1,822 fillings, 1,756 teeth extracted, 593 cleanings and 22 root canals. Several dental labs worked with volunteer technicians to create 90 partial dentures.

More than 70 organizations and individuals helped make this year’s WDA MOM possible with $160,000 in tax-deductible financial and in-kind donations. These gifts defray the costs for dental equipment and facility rental, supplies, pharmaceuticals and food for volunteers and patients. On average, $5 to $7 in care is donated for every one dollar received.

Since 2009, the three WDA Mission of Mercy events have delivered more than $2.9 million in charitable care through more than 5,700 patient visits.

Visit WDA.org for Mission of Mercy photos, patient comments, volunteer testimonials, videos and media coverage.

Bowl for Kids Sake!!!

Many of the Hillside Dental staff participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters “Bowl For Kids Sake”.

This is an annual event to raise money to create mentoring relationships in our community. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin helps children beat the odds. The organization depends on donations to help conduct background checks on volunteers to ensure child safety; and provide ongoing support for children, families and volunteers to build and sustain strong long-lasting relationships, the key to successful mentoring. Big Brothers Big Sisters is proven by independent research to improve children’s odds for succeeding in school, behaving nonviolently, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and breaking negative cycles. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin currently serves more than 500 children annually within five counties: Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn,Pierce and St. Croix. Our donation help the organization raise over $117,000 this year.

Our teams: Drill Team and Ten Pin Smile also brought back prizes for the Chicken Dance and two of the raffle drawings

29th year Buckshot Run/Special Olympics For the tenth straight year, Hillside Dental was a Major Sponsor at the 2011 Buckshot Run for Special Olympics. Last year members of the Hillside Team manned a water station, with other team members running in the event that raises over $30,000 for Special Olympics.

Give Kids A Smile

	Hillside Dental Staff participated in the national Give Kids a Smile day held February 6 at CVTC. Dentists, hygienists and dental assistants from around the Chippewa Valley donated their time to clean teeth, take x-rays, and perform other dental treatment at no cost. Approximately 150 children were seen that day. Give Kids a Smile is a nationwide effort, spearheaded by the American Dental Association. Across the state the event drew more than 280 dentists and hundreds of hygienists and dental assistants to provide free oral health care services to 2,800 low income children. Hillsides Dr. Lonnette Breneman coordinated the local event.

Remarkable Relief from Tension Headaches

Does your jaw ache? Are your teeth sore and sensitive? Have frequent, recurring tension or morning headaches or a stiff neck in the morning? The NTI-tss Tension Suppression System could give you relief: simply, quickly. This small, clear-plastic device, only worn at night, fits over your two front teeth. It makes clenching nearly impossible!

Within a few days or weeks (sometimes just hours), your clenching reflex is suppressed. The pain associated with your involuntary, intense clenching usually begins to resolve and disappear. The NTI-tss does this by keeping your back teeth apart keeping the temporalis muscles from contracting with their usual intensity. Imagine being FREE of the over-the-counter (or prescription) pain medication you are using now to relieve this nagging problem. Can the NTI help you? Call to schedule a dental health exam - 715-834-6603.

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