Published: August 14, 2008
Photos: Brace Yourself and Support Team USA
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- If U.S. figure skater Rachael Flatt has
her way this summer, the more than five million North Americans with braces
will flash their pearly whites with reds and blues in support of the U.S. team
inBeijing. Flatt, an orthodontic patient and 2010 winter games hopeful, is
joining with the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) in the
association's Band Together educational campaign. The campaign highlights
several of today's trends and advances in orthodontic treatment, and
encourages kids and adults with braces to visit their orthodontists and don
red, white and blue rubber bands around their brackets.
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"I think it's a cool and creative way to support our team and have fun
with my braces," says 15-year-old Flatt. "I invite other orthodontic patients
to join me and ask their orthodontists to outfit their braces in red, white
and blue."
Flatt's involvement in the Band Together campaign illustrates the popular
orthodontic trend of customizing braces with colorful rubber bands. And while
some orthodontic patients like to shout out the fact that they are sporting
braces, others take comfort in today's sleeker less noticeable braces.
Tooth-colored braces are available, as well as space-age wires that help to
reduce the number of adjustments and appointments needed during orthodontic
treatment. Young patients miss less school and their parents require less time
away from work.
"From colorful rubber bands to next-to-invisible materials, today's braces
give our patients a variety of options for achieving a healthy, beautiful
smile that's good for life," says Raymond George, Sr., DMD, president of the
AAO.
For more information or to locate an orthodontist near you, visit
www.braces.org.
About the American Association of Orthodontists
The AAO comprises 15,500 members inthe United States,Canada and abroad.
Founded in 1900, the AAO supports research and education leading to quality
patient care and promotes increased public awareness of the need for and
benefits of orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists are uniquely qualified to
correct improperly aligned teeth and jaws. They receive an additional two to
three years of specialized education beyond dental school to learn the proper
way to align and straighten teeth. Only those with this formal education may
call themselves "orthodontists," and only orthodontists are eligible for
membership in the AAO.
Press Contact:
Aimee DeVoll
314-552-6744
adevoll@webershandwick.com
Pam Paladin
314-993-1700, ext. 524
ppaladin@aaortho.org
SOURCE American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
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