The 2010 holiday season is upon us, and our team at Childers Orthodontics would like to wish all our patients and their families the merriest of holidays and best wishes for the New Year. 
Dr. Childers is excited to share that we have selected the winner of the Childers Orthodontics T-Shirt Contest! Congratulations to Alexis for her great t-shirt design. The competition was tight, but her design had the most "likes." 
Some people wonder why Illinois orthodontist Dr. Kyle Childers and our team work tirelessly to give our patients straight teeth. Of course it’s nice to have a smile full of evenly-aligned teeth, but did you know that straightening your teeth at Childers Orthodontics can keep them healthier? Straight teeth lead to better oral hygiene, increasing your chances of keeping your own natural teeth for a lifetime!
Dr. Childers and team would like to wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy a day filled of friends, family, and great Thanksgiving food! 
Dr. Childers and our team love getting patient reviews. And lately, Childers Orthodontics, serving Benton, Harrisburg, and Herrin, IL and surrounding communities, has been getting some pretty great patient testimonials! We thought we'd share some with you today! Happy Friday!
Have you thanked a veteran lately? November 11 is Veterans Day - the perfect holiday for thanking and honoring our country’s military. Today, we encourage you to show your support of those Veterans you know by posting their name and what branch of service they are or were in on our Facebook page. In celebration of Veterans Day, Dr. Childers and our team would also like to share a few fun facts about our flag, this national holiday, and our country’s history!
Dr. Childers, your Benton, Harrisburg, and Herrin, IL orthodontist, enjoys providing a pleasant and friendly atmosphere while creating your ideal smile! That's why we recruited your help for our special edition patient t-shirts in our Childers Orthodontics T-Shirt Contest. Our team was overwhelmed by all of the great t-shirt designs that we received. Now, it's time for you to vote for your favorite!
Trick-or-treat! In the spirit of October’s sweet and spooky holiday, Halloween, Dr. Childers would like to remind all of our patients to be safe while celebrating with friends and family. The American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO, has provided trick-or-treaters with some tips for a ghoulishly good time. 
From the moment that you step in the door of Childers Orthodontics, it is our passion to provide a fun and friendly environment while creating your ideal smile! With convenient orthodontic offices in Benton, Harrisburg and Herrin, Illinois, Dr. Childers and our talented staff work hard to create a one-of-a-kind treatment plan that is guaranteed to make you smile!
Benton, Harrisburg, and Herrin, IL orthodontist Dr. Childers enjoys creating a fun and friendly environment at our office. Spirit Weeks are one of the many ways that our team is able to make our patients' smile when they come in for an appointment.
Did you know that October is National Orthodontic Health Month? Dr. Childers and our team know how tempting this time of the year can be for your sweet tooth. With all of the caramel, candy corn, and lollipops that are often passed around to trick-or-treaters, we know that it can sometimes be hard to find hard candy alternatives.
To better serve our phenomenal patients with the highest quality orthodontic care possible, Dr. Childers attended a Treatment Coordinators meeting with the Schulman Study Group in St. Louis last week. The Schulman Study Group is an association of nationally prominent orthodontic practices from among the top 1 percent of all offices.
I wanted to share a photograph that one of my employees took at a recent football game. The photo shows many of the players from both the DuQuoin and Harrisburg football team kneeling in prayer after the game. I can't express how touched I was at the picture. In today's day and age when both religion and sportsmanship are downplayed, it is heartwarming to see that both are still alive and present here in Southern Illinois. Most of us from SI realize how hard fought the game was between these two power house teams. What a wonderful testimony that they can come together like this after the game. I would love to know who the player or players were that first suggested this gathering. I wish you could encourage other football players from around the area to follow in you example. I am very proud of all of you.
Are you a budding artist, creative thinker or graphic designer in the making? If so WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are looking for tee shirt designs for a Special Edition patient shirt. The tee’s are given to every patient that begins treatment. If you win not only will you get a $50 gift card to the store of your choice, we will use your design on our patient tee’s beginning January 2011!!!!
The rules are simple: you must be a patient of Childers Orthodontics to enter; designs must be on a solid color tee and entries must be received in the office by Friday October 29th 2010.
Create your design and submit it by e-mail to heather@childersbraces.com, by regular mail to 201 West Washington Street Benton, IL 62812 or drop off at any of our three locations. We prefer you submit the actual design but you can submit a detailed design idea if necessary.
From the entries received we will choose the top three. Once those are chosen we will post the designs on our facebook page. ANYONE can vote on a winner by choosing like on the posted design. Voting will begin November 1st 2010 and run through November 30th 2010. The winner will be the design with the most facebook “likes”. We will announce the winner by facebook post on Friday December 3rd. Now, show us what you've got!
If you haven't yet, don't forget to bring school supplies in to your next appointment at Childers Orthodontics for our School Supply Drive. All school supplies will be donated to shelters in our community. The drive ends at the end of August, so don't hesitate to participate today! 
When you first come in for your initial consultation, Dr. Childers will conduct a comprehensive examination to assess your oral health. This will better enable us to determine the best treatment method for you.
Just wanted to give a great big THANK YOU to all the patients, friends and parents that made our annual Patient Appreciation Party the biggest and best yet! It was so exciting to give out prizes to all of the winners as well as spending time with all of you. The appreciation shown by all who attended and their parents was so heartfelt and amazing! My team and I enjoy having fun every year with our patients. We have so much fun that my family comes along to help. This year even my Mother-in law joined in the fun! 
The Photo Booth was a huge hit as well as the blow up slides. You showed your groove on the dance floor and how about that Limbo contest! Hopefully you were able to get the colored hair spray washed out and all the stick on tattoo and face painting off the next day:) It was a great evening of bowling, pizza and fun!
Would you like to win a Safari Summer Vacation to Holiday World Splashin’ Safari? Dr. Childers and Team want to treat a lucky winner to tickets for 4 to Holiday World Splashin' Safari as well as a $200 gift certificate to Big Splash Adventure Resort! To enter the contest you MUST be a patient at any of our three offices.
We are proud to announce that Dr. Kyle Childers is an Invisalign Premier Provider, and with a complimentary consultation, can determine if Invisalign treatment is right for you. 
With summer only a week away, some of our staff at Childers Orthodontics have been thinking a lot about the importance of reading. Sure it’s easier to go play ball or kick back and watch television when there's no reading, homework or other activities, but reading during the summer remains a key step in your mind being prepared for classes in the fall. Reading is also vital when it comes to maintaining your skill level.
Dr. Kyle Childers knows that one word no patient of ours wants to hear when they visit their dentist or Childers Orthodontics is "cavity." Oh, we know about those dreaded cavities! But what exactly is a cavity and how do people get one? A cavity is a hole that develops in a tooth when the tooth begins to decay. It’s important to get a cavity filled as soon as it’s detected so that it does not grow bigger.
Part of what makes Invisalign "work" is that it's customizable for pretty much anyone's pearly whites. To find out if you are the right candidate for Invisalign treatment, the first thing Dr. Childers does is take an impression of your teeth as they are now and digitize it. Using special software, Dr. Childers and our team look at the current positioning of your teeth and compare it to the way your teeth should look.
Dr. Childers will tell you that braces aren’t just for pre-adolescents and teenagers anymore! Anyone, at any age, can benefit from orthodontic treatment at Childers Orthodontics, whether it’s correcting a problem not treated in your younger years, or catching a problem early. 
From your very first visit to the office of Dr. Kyle Childers, our team strives to provide superior treatment in a pleasant, friendly atmosphere. With convenient orthodontic offices in Benton, Harrisburg and Herrin, Illinois, Dr. Childers and our talented staff work hard to build healthy and beautiful smiles for our patients. Every patient is unique and we work with you to build a one-of-a-kind treatment plan that is guaranteed to make you smile!
Dr. Childers was born and raised in Marion, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Biological Sciences. He then received his Dental Degree from the University of Kentucky and his Master's Degree in Orthodontics from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Childers established his practice in Benton, in 1990.
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