Braces-Friendly Recipe: Watermelon Sorbet

With the weather starting to heat up, what would be better than a cold (braces-friendly) treat? You're in luck! Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) have just the thing for you. Below you'll find the complete recipe for Watermelon Sorbet. Enjoy!

Watermelon Sorbet

Ingredients

¾ cup water
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 to 3 cups watermelon, diced, no seeds or rind

Directions
In a small saucepan, heat the water, sugar, and lime juice on medium high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Chill this “syrup” at least 20 minutes. In the meantime, place the watermelon chunks in a food processor or blender and liquefy them. Add the chilled syrup to the watermelon puree and blend. Freeze sorbet in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions. Serve immediately.

-Dr. Jeff Collins and team

Vote for Parker Orthodontics in the 2011 Best of Parker

The team at Parker Orthodontics is committed to providing you with an outstanding orthodontic experience. With state-of-the-art technology in a comfortable, friendly environment, we look forward to helping you achieve the beautiful, confident smile you have always wanted.

Votes are now being accepted for the 2011 Best of Parker and we would like to ask you for your support. To vote, CLICK HERE and enter "Dr. Jeffrey Collins" in the box labeled Orthodontist in the Medical, Health & Wellness section.

Thank you so much for you continued confidence in Parker Orthodontics. We hope you visit our office soon!

Dr. Collins received the 2011 Top Orthodontist Award!

We are proud to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Collins of Parker Orthodontics, serving Parker, Castle Rock, Elizabeth and the surrounding communities, has been named a 2011 Top Orthodontist by 5280 Magazine. 5280 Magazine also named Dr. Collins a Top Orthodontist in 2010.

5280 Magazine’s Top Orthodontists are decided upon through the peer evaluations of more than 500 dental professionals in Colorado. Respondents were asked to consider experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies, and results.

The entire Parker Orthodontics team would like to say THANK YOU to everyone for your continued support and confidence!

If you are considering orthodontic treatment and would like to schedule a consultation with Dr. Collins, please give one of our convenient office locations a call.

Visualize your new smile with the Brace Painter!

Braces at Parker Orthodontics are more fun than ever! With the Brace Painter, parents and children are able to “paint their braces,” and visualize how teeth will look with different colors of bands.

The Brace Painter allows for you to select different colors, and then assign those colors of bands to certain teeth. Now, you can visualize your braces before you even come in for your appointment!

As always, please let Dr. Jeff Collins know if you have any questions about the Brace Painter, or your orthodontic treatment at Parker Orthodontics. Have a great week!

What’s on your reading list?

With the school year close to winding down for a lot of our patients at Parker Orthodontics, we wanted to remind all our patients about the importance of reading. Sure it’s easy to keep putting off reading this time of year, but reading is a vital step in brain development and literacy. And if you needed any more reason to read, May marks “Get Caught Reading Month.”

Today, we thought we’d ask: What's on YOUR reading list? What are some of your all-time favorites? Out of ideas for great reads? Ask us for suggestions, and Dr. Jeffrey Collins and our team would be happy to provide a few. You may also ask a local librarian for some ideas on what to read next!

Happy reading! Be sure to share with us your book picks or your all-time favorite novels or literature on our Facebook page!