About Our Office

To keep all of our patients and employees safe, we are adhering to the mandate from the CDC and State of Massachusetts that all dental/orthodontic offices remain closed until May 18^th. For your protection, if you have an appointment scheduled from now until May 18^th, it will be rescheduled as soon as we are confident that we will open on May 18th. We will be checking phone messages regularly but ask that calling the office try to be limited to inquiring about acute orthodontic emergencies and not scheduling questions.  At this point, we are only allowed to see emergency orthodontic patients with pain. We wish you good health through this tough time and we will work hard to help everyone as soon as the emergency is over.

Sincerely,

Dr. Hughes and the Team at Lakewood Park Orthodontics

First Orthodontic Check-Ups No Later than Age 7
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and Dr. Janeen Hughes recommend that all children have a check-up with an orthodontic specialist no later than age 7.
The reasons for this early examination:
-Guide jaw growth
-Lower the risk of trauma to protrusive front teeth
-Correct harmful oral habits
-Improve appearance
-Guide permanent teeth into a more favorable position
-Improve the way lips meet

The AAO does not advocate comprehensive orthodontic treatment at age 7. However, interceptive treatment may be appropriate in the kinds of problems shown below. Final treatment decisions should be made among the parent, child’s dentist and orthodontist. Call 508-319-1545; email smiles@lakewoodparkortho.com to schedule your free orthodontic consultation with our orthodontist, Dr. Janeen Hughes at Lakewood Park Orthodontics.

Dr. Hughes and the entire staff at Lakewood Park Orthodontics believe that creating a beautiful smile should be a fun and joyful experience! Our theme days are an exciting way we create a fun environment for our patients and their families.
Theme days are celebrated at our office every month. Many times the theme days are coordinated with holidays and current events. We encourage our patients to participate in the theme days by dressing up with us and taking silly pictures in exchange for ‘wooden nickels’. (Wooden nickels are tokens that patients earn during treatment that can be traded for cool prizes).

Recent themes have included St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Pajama Day, Ugly Sweater Day, Chicken Dance Day and Red Sox Opening Day (just to name a few). No matter what the theme we are always willing to dress a little wacky to encourage our patients to have fun and feel like a part of our family during their time at Lakewood Park Orthodontics.

Do you have a great idea for our next theme day? Comment below or let us know at your next appointment and we may use your suggestion for our next theme day!