You may not think of it this way, but ‘Your Smile Is Your Best Fashion Accessory.’

That was the theme of the American Association of Orthodontics ‘pop-up fashion event,’ a kickoff event of New York City Fashion Week 2016.  ARCH Orthodontics’ Dr. Andrew Chase and Dr. Robert Chavez are long-time AAO members. ARCH operates 9 offices from Boston to Cape Cod.

The event was designed to align healthy, beautiful smiles with the buzz surrounding Fashion Week.  Some 44,000 daily visitors came to the Shops at Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center to explore latest fashion, beauty and health products. Attendees received fashion pointers from InStyle magazine’s celebrity trend expert. The excitement extended nationwide due to the AAO’s collaboration with InStyle Magazine. Fashion conscious readers across the country learned about the life-long benefits of a healthy, beautiful smile.

Dr. Chase says, “For 42 years, ARCH has promoted our belief that your smile is, indeed, your best fashion accessory, and that a great smile helps people of all ages to improve their health, appearance and self-confidence. Our team enjoys the challenges and the excitement of giving patients a new look and a new outlook.”

InStyle has been featuring announcements about ‘Your Smile is Your Best Fashion Accessory’ on its website, instyle.com. The AAO featured event information at https://www.mylifemysmile.org/fashion-week-event.
Among celebs attending Fashion Week were Martha Stewart, Snoop Dogg, Nikki Taylor, Spike Lee, Demi Lovato, Pamela Anderson, Whoopie Goldberg and Courtney Love.

ARCH, the Official Orthodontist of Miss Massachusetts, offers courtesy discounts and no-interest financing to families of military personnel, veterans and municipal employees in the towns where they have offices.  To schedule a no-obligation appointment, call 1-800-28- SMILE, email: smilemaker@archorthodontics.com  or visit  www.archorthodontics.com .

Dr. Alexandra Best, an award-winning Orthodontist who graduated #1 in her dental school class, has joined the staff of ARCH Orthodontics. She is focusing on patients at the practice’s Hyde Park (Mass.) office, and on occasion,  also sees patients at some of ARCH’s other eight locations.

The announcement was made by Dr. Andrew Chase who said, “Dr. Best shares our practice’s philosophy and passion – to help people from 4 to 84 to improve their health and the appearance of their smiles, enjoying the challenges and the excitement of giving patients a new look and a new outlook. Dr. Best is extremely insightful and caring.  Patients will benefit immensely from her knowledge and compassionate care.”

Dr. Best earned her D.M.D. at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and her M.S.D. (Master of Science in Dentistry) and Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics at Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned her B.A. at Princeton University. Dr. Best was a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society in dental school, and was a Phi Beta Kappa Scholar at Princeton.  While in dental school, she was Vice President of the American Student Dental Association.

Dr. Best comes from a family of Dentists and Orthodontists. Her uncle is an Orthodontist, an aunt is a dental hygienist, and two uncles are Dentists, all of whom, she says, “have been extremely encouraging and influential in my path to a dental career.”

“I first decided I wanted to be an Orthodontist when I was about 8,” she recalls. “My front teeth were embarrassingly crooked, and so I was teased at school. My uncle, an Orthodontist, put me in braces to align my top four front teeth, and that made all the difference. I was able to chew food more easily, and I couldn’t stop smiling. A few years later, I got my second, complete round of braces, and again, I was so proud of my smile when I finished treatment. I am incredibly grateful for the positive changes that Orthodontics made in my life, and so I have wanted for a long time to bring these same improvements to others.”

“I chose ARCH because the staff cares so much about their patients,” says Dr. Best. “I wanted to be in an environment where people enjoy what they’re doing, and where patients are happy to go. I can make a huge difference in a child’s life because straight teeth give a huge confidence boost. And with adults, redesigning smiles makes them appear more youthful and self-assured which helps in their social and work life.”

“ARCH chose Dr. Best because she shares our ‘SPIRE’ core values – Support, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect and Excellence — and shares our passion for Orthodontics,” Dr. Chase says. “She’s a positive, energetic person, excited to help our patients.”

ARCH, the Official Orthodontist of Miss Massachusetts, offers free initial consultations (a $500 value) and no-interest financing.  The practice also offers courtesy discounts to families of military personnel, veterans and municipal employees in the towns where they have offices.  To schedule a no-obligation appointment, call 1-800-28- SMILE, email: smilemaker@archorthodontics.com or visit  http://www.sesameblogs.com/archorthodontics. ARCH Orthodontics offices are in Bridgewater • Brockton • Canton • Hyannis • Hyde Park • Orleans  •  Randolph • Stoughton • Westwood.

In light of the Presidential election campaign now underway, we’re having our own campaign to add even more fun and excitement.

ARCH Orthodontics is sponsoring a poster contest in which patients are asked to design their own election-themed poster using the slogan ‘Vote for My Great Smile!’ The contest is open to ARCH patients of any age from 4 to 84.

According to Dr. Andrew Chase, “The winning contest poster entry will focus on the many reasons to smile every day and the importance of healthy teeth and a great smile.”

Dr. Chase, President of the Massachusetts Orthodontic Association, estimates that since its founding 42 years ago, ARCH has helped to improve the smiles of 20,000 patients, ranging in age from 4 to 84. The practice was founded by his father, Dr. Robert Chavez and has grown to 9 offices from Boston to Cape Cod.

The poster contest prize is a Nintendo Game Boy and the deadline is October 7, one month before the 2016 national election.

ARCH Orthodontics, the Official Orthodontist of Miss Massachusetts, offers no-interest financing and free consultation (a $500 value). The practice has local convenient offices south of  Boston and on Cape Cod. To schedule an appointment,  call 1-800-28- SMILE, email smilemaker@archorthodontics.com , or visit http://www.sesameblogs.com/archorthodontics.

There’s an old saying that “A good smile warms hearts and opens doors.”

Dr. Andrew Chase of ARCH Orthodontics points to a Harris survey of 1,000 British adults ages 18 – 50, and the findings are interesting:

• The smile is the one thing people most want to change about their face.
• 75% said a good smile is important at a job interview
• 84% said a nice smile is important when trying to attract a relationship partner.
• 94% said they notice a person’s smile the first time they meet.
• 71% said people with nice smiles make friends easier.
• 86% said people with good teeth are more attractive.
• Of Americans who are unhappy with the appearance of their teeth, 36% believe they would have a better social life if they had better teeth.
• 22% of those who are unhappy with their smile think that better teeth would lead to a better love life.

More than one-third of American adults are unhappy with their smile, according to a survey commissioned by the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) of which Dr. Robert Chavez and Dr. Andrew Chase of ARCH Orthodontics are long-time members. “A nicer smile helps in all relationships,” says Dr. Chavez.  Dr. Chase adds, “We have a solution for every Orthodontic problem.” He estimates that since its founding 42 years ago, ARCH has helped to improve the smiles of 20,000 people, from age 4 to 84.

ARCH Orthodontics, the Official Orthodontist of Miss Massachusetts, offers no-interest financing and free consultation (a $500 value). The practice has local convenient offices south of  Boston and on Cape Cod. To schedule an appointment,  call 1-800-28- SMILE, email smilemaker@archorthodontics.com , or visit http://www.sesameblogs.com/archorthodontics.