Press Release: Okun Ortho Commits to Green Energy

Okun Orthodontics

Contact: Judith A. Okun DMD                     For Immediate Release

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Okun Orthodontics announces commitment to Going Green

Beyond Green Cleaning: Green Energy

Okun Orthodontics commits to going green by switching its electric source to 100% wind energy

Rye Brook, NY, 4/25/2014 – Okun Orthodontics, Rye Brook, NY based in the healthcare industry, has announced the company's energy commitment to 100% renewable  energy by purchasing all its company energy needs from a green energy supplier. This long-term commitment by Okun Orthodontics is a conscious effort to remover over 160,000 lbs of carbon emissions from the environment and to show continuous support for green energy through the country.

Okun Orthodontics has chosen to purchase its renewable energy credits (RECs) from American Power & Gas LLC that includes sources like wind and hydroelectric energy in North America. Okun Orthodontics, one of the first in its area to purchase non-emitting renewable energy, encourages other medical and dental offices to also choose Green Energy.

"Our commitment to renewable energy is reflective of our passion for innovation and the environment. We're helping with the choice of renewable energy and ultimately will benefit the neighbourhood and ease the pollution in this country," said Dr. Judith Okun. "There is a sense of urgency now to help the environment and as a reflection of our company values, we made the choice to go green and limit our use of fossil fuels. Okun Orthodontics remains focused on identifying other ways to build the energy efficiency of our operations, promote the benefits of green energy, and to help our customers understand how they too can help the environment.

"We congratulate Okun Orthodontics for using 100 percent renewable energy and taking an active position on the environment," said Jim Bridgeforth, American Power &Gas. "This green power commitment of Okun Orthodontics helps reduce carbon emissions and provides an excellent example for other organizations."

Okun Orthodontics believes it is important to stand out and be publically committed to be green and environmentally conscious. The green culture is something that everyone needs to embrace. We want to encourage all employers, vendors and partners to go green. “We have been working constantly over the years to improve our products and services and we think that the green campaign needs to be part of our company culture,” said Dr. Judith Okun, of Okun Orthodontics, Rye Brook, NY.

For more information about Okun Orthodontics, please visit www.OkunOrtho.com

Going Green

Corporate Responsibility

“Going Green”

In this day and age, it is becoming extremely important for companies to take on a responsibility in how they handle their business.  That’s why Dr. Judith Okun believes we need to take an active role and become environmentally conscious when it comes to the carbon emissions we are responsible for. Dr. Okun has taken the position to Go Green and our energy needs are now produced from renewable sources such as wind energy that offset our company carbon footprint.

We believe that the energy we use to run our company doesn’t just affect us but also affects our customers, our community and our future generations. We aim to continue to conserve energy, use renewable sources and look for other ways that may help with our corporate responsibility to the environment.

Dr. Okun has been recognized again for her excellence in Orthodontics

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Okun Orthodontics: Okun Judith a DDS Receives 2013 Best of Rye Brook Award

Rye Brook Award Program Honors the Achievement
RYE BROOK October 22, 2013 -- Okun Orthodontics: Okun Judith a DDS has been selected for the 2013 Best of Rye Brook Award in the Orthodontics category by the Rye Brook Award Program.
Each year, the Rye Brook Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Rye Brook area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2013 Rye Brook Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Rye Brook Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Rye Brook Award Program

The Rye Brook Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Rye Brook area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
The Rye Brook Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.
SOURCE: Rye Brook Award Program

CONTACT:
Rye Brook Award Program
Email: PublicRelations@awardprogram.org
URL: http://www.awardprogram.org
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Braces Are Not Just For Looks

"It's not just for looks"

     This woman came in for treatment because she wanted to look younger. (She was concerned about the second tooth from the front on the top left, and the second tooth from the front on the bottom right.)  At "over fifty" she was not aware that none of her side teeth touched, because they "never had before."  After braces she now has straight front teeth AND she can also chew her food on the sides.
     This is someone who should have been taught proper tongue posture as a child.  Tongues are very strong muscles that can move teeth.  If a person learns proper "tongue and lip" posture when they are young, the teeth can erupt fully.  If the tongue is kept over the side teeth it blocks the teeth from growing in fully, and can even push the teeth further apart.  Tongues can also create spacing between teeth.
     Dr. Okun takes the time to review proper "tongue and lip" postures with all of her patients.  This way the teeth can be brought to -and retained in- a favorable position for life.  Its never too late to invest in that beautiful smile!

We have had many false fire-alarms in our building of the Rye Ridge Plaza (from staff people cooking lunch in the office microwave), so when I drove into work yesterday and saw all of the fire activity in the shopping plaza, I just had to  ask the firemen if it was real this time.  Unfortunately it was.  There was an electrical fire in the building across the parking lot from us, and the stores in that row will be shut for at least 3 days.  Thanks to the Rye Brook Fire and Police Departments who take every alarm seriously and were here in full force to help!

Parasailing and Orthodontics: Choosing a safe professional

Dr. Okun went parasailing last month, the same day as that awful parasailing accident off the coast of Florida. (In the crash, the rope connecting the parachute to the boat broke from high winds, and the girls crashed into a building, ultimately landing in a parking lot.) The difference between the parasailing trips was the experience and safety awareness of the people who ran each activity. Dr. Okun went with Parasailing Adventures, a company that emphasized safety. Their web site stated: "We are members of WSIA (Water Sports Industry Association,) are PAPO certified, and employ a 100% drug free crew." When the winds were too high on the day of Dr. Okun’s reservation, Parasailing Adventures called her to cancel her trip and recommended that she come another time.

Dr. Okun practices orthodontics with the same safety philosophy. She recommends against treatment which she feels won’t accomplish the treatment goals or might attain an adverse result. She tells growing patients when the timing is not ideal, so that their parents can reschedule at a more appropriate time for treatment. The goal is always to attain the most esthetic, most functional alignment of the teeth and jaws for each patient, in the least amount of time that is reasonable for treatment.

When Dr. Okun went up with the parachute she couldn’t stop smiling, and she hopes that her patients will have such a wonderful experience that they can’t stop smiling either.

Taylor's School Paper about Dr. Okun

school paper entitled “Dr. Okun” By Taylor R. age 10

 

You may thing YOU have the best orthodontist, but you thought wrong.  I think I have the best orthodontist.  She can fix anything (in my mouth).  She has strategies.  She is smart and organized and guides me.  I have the best orthodontist.

 

Dr. Okun always tells me to breathe through my nose before she does anything in my mouth.  And she tells me to go out of the room and tells my mom and dad things for me so I don’t freak.  Sometimes she gives me things to focus on so that I don’t fidget or focus on what hurts.  For example, she gives me colored rubber bands to choose from in order to take my mind off what she is doing.  When she first pulled out the drawer with the colors I looked at them with amazement.  There must have been 1,000,000 colors!! And she lets me pick from all of them.  And another strategy is she tells me to look at the fish hanging from her ceiling or the picture of the ocean to help me relax.  Dr. Okun’s strategies help me get through all the appointments.

 

Before she does anything in my mouth, besides telling me to breathe, she always goes through everything step by step.  She also makes sure I know everything she is going to do.  For example when I got my palatal expander on and off she told me everything she was going to do.  And one thing she does that I really like is that she doesn’t dive right in.  She waits so there isn’t as much pressure.  Particularly when she tightened my palatal expander for the first time she had to do it a few times so she waited between turns.  Dr Okun is smart and organized and prepares me for procedures.

 

Dr. Okun guides me to make good decisions that are right for me.  For example she makes sure I don’t have any pain, like when I had a sliding wire that kept poking me and she told me how to slide it back.  She tells me what to do if something goes wrong like if something breaks or bends.  She fixes it as fast as she can.  One other thing she does is she makes sure I have everything I need.  For example, once I needed rubber bands for my cross bite.  She made sure I had enough.  Dr. Okun helps me make decisions about my braces.

 

“It’s a process,” that’s what my orthodontist always says to me.  I have learned to be braver and get through everything.  All of this is thanks to Dr. Okun.

Is that napkin empty?

It happened again. It’s the most common scenario for lost retainers. The patient removed his retainers to eat (this time while at a baseball game for his traveling team) and wrapped them in a napkin. His mother put them in the car; His father thought it was just a dirty napkin and threw them out (with the napkin.) Sometimes it’s the waitress who throws out the crumpled tissue; sometimes it’s a family member. Once it was during a black out, and the father of that patient was looking for kindling for the fire place; he found the crumpled napkin on the dining room table and threw it in the fire- with the retainers enclosed.

So the message is clear. If your retainers are not in your mouth they belong in a retainer box in a safe place. If you don’t have the box with you don’t take out your retainers. Dr. Okun always makes sure that you are able to close your teeth properly so that it is safe to chew food while wearing retainers.