We will be closed on Friday, Jan 1 for New Year’s. We wish all of you a very safe and happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in 2010!

For the safety of our patients and our staff, Door Creek Dental will be closed Wednesday 12/09/09 due to the blizzard. Stay safe & warm!

With the cold and flu season upon us and heightened awareness due to the H1N1 virus we thought this would be a great time to inform you of our sterilization procedures.

We have very stringent procedures for sterilization to protect both our patients and our staff. Everything that is touched is sterilized in between patients. This even includes things such as pens, drawer handles, the overhead light, the computer keyboard and mouse. Our keyboards have a protective covering that makes them much easier to sterilize between patients. All of our sterilization procedures, from wipe down medical grade disinfectant to steamed autoclave for our instruments are approved and recommended by The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and are compliant with Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

Rest assured that at Door Creek Dental we are taking all the necessary steps to make sure that your health is protected when you are in our office.

Want free dental care for life? Go to http://sonicare.com/start/free-dental-care-for-life.asp for details and your chance to win. Good luck!

At the end of October, 2009 we returned back to Sumango, Guatemala in an effort to assist Los Olivos again by setting up a week long dental clinic.

 Our team was comprised of three dentists, two hygienists and a medical group that served as awesome dental assistants. We treated over 250 patients for prevention, fillings and extractions. The team meshed very well and the week went so smoothly.

As before, it was a very rewarding experience and a good reminder of how lucky we are here to have preventative dentistry. The dental need is so great there, it’s difficult to take in unless you choose to just see each person as an individual. Although the Guatemalans are thankful for us, we feel that we receive the bigger blessing through the entire experience of their culture, gratitude and example of kindness, family and compassion for their people.

Thank you for your interest.

Scott Kirkpatrick, DMD & Krysta Wetzel RDH

Congrats to McKenna K for winning the $25 Barnes & Noble gift card that we gave away in conjunction with the Halloween candy buy back. Her name was drawn from all of the children that traded in their candy. This is our first year offering the candy buy back, so we are very happy to report that we collected 50 pounds of candy and donated it to Project H.O.M.E. (Help Our Military Every Day). Karen Schilling and Judy Anderson of Project H.O.M.E. have sent over 4500 care packages and over 8700 birthday cards to American troops in the Middle East. Want to help Project H.O.M.E.? Contact Karen at karens51@ameritech.net. Thanks to everyone that partipated in our candy buy back and made it such a great success!

Hi kids, bring your halloween candy in November 2 - November 6 during normal business hours. (Monday - Thursday 8 am to 5 pm, and Friday 7 am to 1 pm) and we’ll give you $5, plus you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. You must be 15 or younger to participate.

Tell your friends & neighbors - You don’t need to be a patient at Door Creek Dental to participate.

Happy Halloween from all of us at Door Creek Dental!

Having a confident smile can change everything. Invisalign makes the decision easy, because you can get a stunning smile without most people even noticing you’re going through treatment. To make the decision even easier we are offering you a fantastic opportunity. From now through December 31, 2009 save $500 off Invisalign PLUS free whitening. Are you ready for a new smile?

We’re so excited to be a part of Channel3000.com. You can find us on their Healthy You and Mobile pages. To find us on the Healthy You page, click on Health, then Healthy You. Be sure to visit the Mobile page for a chance to win a $500 gift certificate to Door Creek Dental. Contest rules can be found at http://Channel3000.com. Good Luck!

The construction on Sprecher Road between Hwy T & Milwaukee St is now complete and is reopen for traffic. Yeah!