Summer Time!

We are getting close to those dog days of summer and it is pretty toasty! We hope you are staying safe and cool whether you may be swimming, boating, playing in the sprinklers or celebrating with fireworks.

Although the heat is rising we have some cool, refreshing treats that also don't harm our braces. Popsicles, ice cold lemonade, fudgesicles, snowcones, ice cream just to name a few. They all just happen to be delicious, braces-friendly and you can find them sugar-free as well! Lucky us!

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) has also provided an excellent recipe for Watermelon Sorbet:

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.



Enjoy! Have a fun and safe summer!

-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

Congratulations to all Citizen and Leadership Award winners!

Rampton and Defay Orthodontics has the honor each quarter to sponsor a very special award. Two students from each grade at Centennial JuniorHigh and Kaysville Junior High are given the Citizenship and Leadership awards.  Each student awarded is nominated by a teacher or counselor.  At a special breakfast, the recipients and their parents receive a certificate and a speech about them from the nominating teacher or counselor.   


Our team has the privilege of working with this age group and we understand the potential and intelligence in each teenager. We always do what we can to help individuals understand their worth, especially at this age. We also want them to realize how much their hard work and examples are appreciated by those around them in their school and in their community.

Congratulations to all those awarded the Centennial Junior High Thunder Citizenship and Leadership Award and the Kaysville Junior High Knights of the Round Table Citizenship and Leadership Award!

Reasons to be Happy!

There are plenty of them out there. Some of them are tangible things. Others are only noticeable to those who know where to look. They can be something big or something miniscule. They are reasons to be happy!
At Rampton and Defay Orthodontics we have plenty of reasons to be happy. One of those reasons is the Davis High Girls Volleyball team. The team recently won the State Championship! We would like to congratulate them on their success.

Also, Layton High School has found many reasons to be happy. Through different events and activities this week the students are celebrating reasons to be happy. We should all be like them and find reasons to be happy!

Thank you Layton and Davis High Schools for giving us a reason to be happy and SMILE!

-Rampton and Defay Ortho Team

Grand Re-opening and Ribbon Cutting

This past week we had are Official Grand Re-opening and Ribbon Cutting. It was a huge success, thanks to all who participated. Those in attendance were Mayor Hiatt of Kaysville, The Davis Chamber of Commerce, The Lakesiders and many others from the community. The Standard Examiner and the Davis Chamber of Commerce news featured the ribbon cutting in a couple of their articles.
We are happy that we can continue to serve our community with our new look and design. We hope that as you come in you will feel comfortable and at home, just like going to the orthodontist should feel like!

Thank you again to all who participated.
-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

Merry Christmas!

At Rampton and Defay Orthodontics, we know this is a fun and exciting time for all. There is also a lot more to this holiday season than just egg nog and presents (although, both are nice). Service, love, and kindness are important components to make this Christmas season great and even more special.

So, as you are spending time with your loved ones, eating tasty food and roasting chestnuts by the open fire, remember what this season is really all about.

Merry Christmas!

-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

Toys for Tots

In the office of Rampton and Defay, we have decided this Christmas season's charity drive will be for Toys for Tots. We found that Toys for Tots has a great influence and brings joy and hope to those that are less fortunate. They do so by delivering donated gifts to the little ones in our community who wouldn't otherwise have a Christmas gift this year.

We have set up a box in our office until Thursday, December 15th, to receive any unwrapped present you may wish to donate.

Check out the Toys for Tots website to learn more about where the toys are going and how you can help.

Have a very Comedic Christmas!

At Rampton and Defay Orthodontics, we know the Christmas season is a time to spend with your friends and family. It's a time give. It's a time celebrate. It's, also, a time to laugh!
So, for our Christmas Contest we will be giving away TWO tickets to see the comedian Brian Regan. Please read the flier below for details.

Here's just a sample of Brian Regan to get your Holiday Cheer started.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here at Rampton and Defay Orthodontics, we hope you have an enjoyable Thanksgiving with your friends and family. Remember to eat the foods that won't damage your braces. If you have anything to share with us (i.e. what you are thankful for, stories, pictures of Toothy the Turkey), feel free to post it on our Facebook page.

-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

Braces Friendly Cookie Recipe

Here at Rampton and Defay Orthodontics we love tasty treats. We are positive you do too. However, not all food is good for our teeth or our braces. Here is a recipe for a batch of cookies that will go easy on your braces! Enjoy!

Marvelous Molasses Cookies
They smell wonderful even before baking, they melt in your mouth, and they never harden up. Yum - the best of gingerbread and ginger snaps in one!

    1 cup shortening
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    ½ tsp salt
    ½ cup molasses
    ½ cup warm water
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp cinnamon
     ½ tsp ginger
      2 ½ cups flour
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Baking time 11 minutes.
 
In a large bowl, combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, salt and molasses, using an electric mixer and beating until fluffy. Add cinnamon and ginger. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir the baking soda into the warm water; add water mixture to the molasses mixture alternately with the flour until well blended.
 
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 4 dozen. Store in a covered container.

Check out this cooking website for more ideas on braces friendly recipes. 


Enjoy!


-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics