Full Time Private Orthodontic Practice in Poway

Poway Braces & Dr William Thomas are located right in the heart of Poway - next to the new Walgreens on the corner of Community and Poway Road. The office is in the back of Poway Valley Center - which is situation on the North side of Poway Road. We are one of only a few Orthodontists who call Poway home full time with convenient hours Monday through Thursday including early 7am appointments available as well.

We were also selected as the number one Orthodontic practice in the Pomerado Newspaper Readers Choice Award in 2010. Thank you to our amazing patients and families who entrust us for their care!!

Computerized Custom Braces and Wires

In this age of high technology, can you believe we are just now coming out with Computerized Custom Damon Braces and Wires for our orthodontic patients? This technology has been used by Invisalign - and everyone's heard of them right?? PowayBraces and Dr. Thomas are excited to promote the most advanced high tech method in the Orthodontic Field.

"Insignia" is a revolution for Braces! Visit its web site and read what you think for yourself:

http://www.insigniasmile.com

What is Insignia you may ask? Simply put, it's a system whereby Orthodontists are able to put a 100% accurate model of your teeth into a software program and then correct your bite even before you've started treatment. Once your ideal bite has been achieved within the software, custom Damon Braces are then made for each individual tooth - something never before possible. In doing this, we are able to customize your treatment precisely - solving crowding / spacing problems and enabling treatment completion as quickly, comfortably, and detailed as you deserve.

Dr Thomas and his team at powaybraces are certified providers of Insignia and can share with you how it works and show you specific examples of treated patients. Check out our web site to find much more detail about us and the advanced technology we provide!

• Insignia can reduce your treatment time by up to 25%
• Insignia advances the science and art of braces beyond capabilities seen with traditional braces
• Insignia helps develop a precise treatment plan for your specific unique needs

Big Day at Poway Braces for Kendall!

Before and After photos of Kendall - she recently had her braces removed with us at Poway Braces & Dr. Thomas. All of us were so surprised that Kendall and her Dad later treated all of our team to a catered lunch. Thank you guys so very much! Much more detailed information can be found on our web sites Blog on www.powaybraces and we encourage you to visit.

Poway Braces Loves Your New Smile

All of us at Poway Braces say - Congratulations Cindy! We really enjoyed having both you and your wonderful daughter in our practice. Did your husband really say you look like a hot new wife??

Dr. Thomas wishes you and your family a great year; we will miss your fun laugh, your warm wishes, and seeing you on a regular basis.

When people ask us whether or not the Damon System can really widen a smile without surgery - all we have to do is think of the fantastic change in your smile & width of your teeth - and how much it fills out the corners of your mouth and smile - to know without a shadow of a doubt that it really does!

Surgical Sterilization with Cassettes

Our office uses an extremely high level of sterilization to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. Dr. Thomas’ sterilization techniques are used by most high quality orthodontists throughout the United States.

Sterilization is critical in any Orthodontic office & is something all of us at powaybraces take very seriously. ALL of our instruments are first placed in customized cassettes – designed for use in orthodontics, and then wrapped in surgical grade material. They are then heat sterilized in an medical grade autoclave (Midmark).

It’s California law that all dental and orthodontic instruments are fully wrapped, sealed, and sterilized in an autoclave. Instruments are not allowed to be openly sterilized and then placed in bags after they are removed from the machine.

Our sealed wrapped cassettes are then brought to the orthodontic chair for treatment and only opened when ready for patient use.

We take pride in all aspects of our practice & you are welcome to see how we sterilize our instruments for all of our orthodontic patients.

Alice in Wonderland Production & Poway braces

Congratulations to our Patient David Bru – he is starring in the upcoming Theater Production of Alice in Wonderland at the American Spirit Theater in Escondido!!

Dates for the Shows are: February 26,27th, March 6th @ 7:00pm and March 6,7th @ 2:00pm.

Visit www.cyt.org or call 619 588-0206 for more information

All of us at Powaybraces are proud of David and hope he has a great time!

New All Clear Damon Braces!

A very exciting event happened last week!!!! Our office (powaybraces.com) is one of a select few in the country who are now proud to provide totally Clear Damon Braces.

Poway Braces is the first and only orthodontic office in the Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Ranch, Ramona, Mira Mesa and surrounding area’s to be able to provide all Clear Damon braces.

If you’ve held off on getting braces due to unsightly looking braces, these are for you. A Huge difference over all other clear braces is the fact that the Clear Damon braces will NEVER discolor, turn yellow, green, brown, or any other color.

Have you ever seen someone who has clear braces but they have, unsightly discolored rubber bands going around the braces?? This is an all too common result of using small rubber bands to hold the wire into the braces.

The all new clear Damon braces never, ever, discolor or change their appearance and have all the fantastic benefits of the Damon System. Throughout our web site and other blog entries, detailed descriptions of these benefits can be found.

Braces are Amazing

One of the best things about our job involves watching the transformation of a patients smile. We get to see every step of the way, from the moment they come in right up until the day they get their braces removed.

Brandon really had an amazing change with both his smile and with his ability to close his lips together comfortably. Notice the difference from before braces and after they were removed.

Confusion exists about whether or not permanent teeth should ever require removal (extraction). As this result shows, there is a time to remove permanent teeth. We had 4 teeth removed, close the spaces completely, aligned the teeth, and allowed the front teeth to be brought back enough to greatly improve his profile.

This is what Orthodontics & Braces are all about.

Continuing Education is Critical Today

Our mission and responsibility at powaybraces.com is to constantly stay abreast of current information in all phases of orthodontic treatment. At the meeting we just attended in Atlantic City, updates on advanced 3D imaging, missing teeth, infection control and the H1N1 virus were just a few topics experts shared current information.

Our office is highly proactive regarding the H1N1 virus - we require any ill patient to reschedule their appointment and we request families to not bring ill children or adults into our waiting room. Hand disinfection containers /solutions are in our office for use by everyone.

Dr Thomas attends well over the minimum 25 hours a year of Advanced Continuing Education, required by the State of California Dental Board. He often attends or teaches 50-75 hours each year. Our next orthodontic meeting is the upcoming Damon Forum, to be held in Phoenix Arizona. This is one of the largest and most informative meetings in the Orthodontic field. Dr Thomas has taught at each of the past 3 annual meetings as a certified educator for the Damon System.

In addition, Dr Thomas is President of the Southern California Damon Study Club, a member of the Progressive Orthodontic Study Club, and has taught in many locations in North and South America.

Micro Implants (TADs)

Micro Implants (TADs)
One of the newest innovations to become available in orthodontics involves the use of Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) to move teeth. TADs are small attachments that Dr. Thomas places directly into the bone to provide absolute anchorage (stability) for tooth movement.

TADs are usually placed using a topical gel and a local anesthetic (no need for shots at all!) Most of our patients report absolutely no soreness from the TADs, although tooth soreness may continue due to regular orthodontic movements. TADs are used in situations where very difficult tooth movements are required, or in situations that would otherwise require surgery.

Continuing Orthodontic Education

We are proud to announce our very own Scarlett Thomas has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer at the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists November 4th 2009! Its an honor to be invited to present material to Orthodontic Societies - Scarlett is no stranger to public speaking. In addition to her duties as Treatment Coordinator and Office Manager, Scarlett also runs a consulting business for Orthodontists - Orthodontic Management Solutions.

Over the last few years, Scarlett has been invited to speak to the American Association of Orthodontists, Damon Forum and the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists

All of us at Dr. Thomas' office are excited for Scarlett as she contributes information to the orthodontic world. Visit our web site at www.powaybraces.com for more information about Scarlett and poway braces in general.

New Web Site Layout

Thomas Orthodontics is proud to announce a new layout for our powaybraces.com web site! Our new site incorporates the ability to review testimonials, print medical history forms (to fill out prior to coming in to save your valuable time), information about treatment, new patient information, kids corner with fun games and links, and a log in screen for our patients to view and enter their account, photos, and treatment plans!!!

We also have incorporated a new Blog area directly on our site - one which allows us the ability to distribute information about our office quickly (soon to be linked to our web site). On the bottom of our new web site are links to a new Facebook page dedicated to our office!! Come join us and enter into our new upcoming raffle for an Ipod shuffle!!!! Bookmark our web site and Facebook and come back often to see what we're up to and our contests. Also come see who has braces on and who's getting braces off.

Our office is dedicated to the highest quality treatment in a fun and caring atmosphere. It's how we would want to be treated. All of us as Dr Thomas Orthodontics look forward to either seeing you again or meeting you for the first time. Sincerely, Dr William Thomas

Advanced Continuing Education

We are attending an Orthodontic convention / meeting for advanced continuing education in Phoenix Arizona! The orthodontic meeting is focused on learning about latest research findings we can use to directly help our patients. Dr Thomas is constantly attending the most up to date meetings & courses to learn about current research / findings to help his patients. A terrific lecture attended was on self ligation braces - which is exactly what we already use in our practice (Damon Braces)!

Braces & Chocolate Chip Cookies

Did you know it is totally fine to eat chocolate chip cookies with braces?? At Powaybraces we not only like the idea, we bake them fresh and hot right in our office for patients and their famies to enjoy. Like the idea, we love it! Add to that a refrigerator filled with ice cold water or milk, and you have yourself a terrific way to spend time at the orthodontist. Dr. Thomas creates an enviornment where braces, fun, and great food combine to make your visit with us as fun as possible!

Movie Night Dec 5th, 7pm!

PowayBraces.com is having a movie night on December 5th, 2009! A ticket will be given to the first 250 patients who come into our Poway office and pick up their movie ticket! We are renting our the theater for our own private screening of Jim Carry in 'A Christmas Carol'. Come spend the evening with us and enjoy this very funny and fun film.