Dr. Bray and Dr. Pfund constantly strive to maintain the best quality care for their patients. In that regard, they are very proud that they have been able to provide oral health programs in many schools in the area. The doctors and staff have heard recommendations and suggestions from many and have tried to incorporate as many of them as possible in this year's presentations.

With 25 years experience as a dental hygienist and a Master in Science in Health Education, one of our staff has developed and implemented these programs to enhance the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for Comprehensive Health.

We offer individual classroom presentations as well as group assemblies. The individual classroom format has been extremely popular; these can be scheduled during a timeframe when dental health will be covered by the teacher. We are offering our programs during the entire school year, not just one month.

Our School Health Coordinators are Karen, Kirk, and Chris. Programs may be scheduled by calling 646-2299 or by emailing Brayces@aol.com.

Prizes are available for all dentally-informed children!

A PowerPoint presentation is available.

Tobacco Awareness

The "BRAYCES" office of Dr. Bray and Dr. Pfund is proud to announce its participation in the joint initiative of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and the American Lung Association to address a major health threat: tobacco use by children.

We are working with the American Lung Association because of our concern for our patients' overall health. We see more pre-teens and teenagers over an extended period of time than any other health care professional, so we have a unique opportunity to discuss the serious dangers of tobacco use.

Orthodontists "putting the bite" on tobacco use is a new approach in the fight to stop children from starting smoking or using smokeless tobacco. With 2 million adolescents becoming new smokers each year (5,000 light up each day for the first time) and 80% of patients under 18, there is a great opportunity for us to educate and practice preventive medicine.

These issues plus the immediate and eventual health implications are the reasons Dr. Bray and Dr. Pfund, the AAO, and the American Lung Association are committed to snuffing out smoking for orthodontic patients in the new millennium.

Groundhog Shadow Program

We have been pleased to participate in the National Program of Groundhog Job Shadow Day. This program allows businesses all over the country to mentor students by having them come and spend some time "shadowing" and learning about their line of work.

In conjunction with the Health Education Classes at school, our program will support their instruction by providing information about the anatomy, functions, and care of the teeth, gums, and mouth. We also explained how "BRAYCES" work. We divided each class that visited our office into groups and circulated them through a series of learning stations.

Here are some pictures from our staff making classroom visits:

Dr. Pfund showing the students some tools the orthodontist uses.

Della explaining Nutrition and the Food Pyramid to the students.

In years past, our professional staff has spoken in classrooms about dental health and will continue to do so, but we found that having the students in our office for hands-on demonstrations and observations provided a great learning experience.

Please contact our office if you are interested in learning more about our program.

Kids Only Links

Homework Help at Discovery.com This site includes information on several subjects and a search option for students, parents and teachers!

NetSmartz This site has a ton of games and activities for kids and teens. This site also has a bunch of information available to parents and kids on how to stay safe online.

Math Worksheets Online Large site with ALL kinds of math word problems for students and teachers. If you want some extra math worksheets here's your place! Worksheet problems are for 1st grade through 8th.

Fact Monster A comprehensive homework help and research site for kids.

Fun Brain An educational site for K-8 teachers and kids.

Kids Vista A comprehensive digital learning resource library and information portal....serving students, parents and teachers.