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Our patients are so lucky to live in one of the best states during the summer time, New Hampshire has so much to offer for families and kids alike to enjoy.

For patients near our Laconia practice here is a list of some fun activities to add to your calendar:

• Logs of Fun Mini Golf
• Funspot
• Mount Washington Cruises
• Weirs Beach
• Weirs Beach Drive-In Movie Theater

Here are some fun attractions for patients in the Plymouth area:

• Polar Caves Park
• Sculptured Rocks Natural Area
• Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
• Hike Rattlesnake Mountain
• Kil'n Time Art Studio    

Some more ideas for our patients north of the notch in Littleton:

• Santa's Village
• Conway Scenic Railroad
• Cranmore Mountain Resort
• Diana's Baths
• Time Quest NH

Check out some of these great attractions and the next time you're in our office, we'd love to hear all about it!

Join the Kennell Orthodontics team in participating in our 2018 SPIRIT WEEK. Starting June 19^th and make your way through the rest of the week, we invite you to put on a smile and dress up on our various themed days!

Tuesday: Disney’s Pixar Day (Laconia)

Wednesday: Patriotic Day (Littleton)

Thursday: Neon Day (Laconia)

Friday: Pirate Day (Laconia)

ALL patients who participate will receive a PRIZE!

If you recognize any of these signs or concerns in your child or yourself, it might be time to schedule a consultation with Dr. Kennell.  Together we can review what your options are.

• You want a beautiful smile
• You feel a great smile will improve your self-esteem and self-confidence
• You want the best for your family
• Early or late loss of baby teeth
• Difficulty chewing or biting
• Mouth breathing
• Sucking the thumb or fingers, or other oral habits
• Crowded, misplaced or blocked-out teeth
• Jaws that shift, make sounds, protrude or are recessed
• Speech difficulty
• Biting the cheek or biting into the roof of the mouth
• Protruding teeth
• Teeth that meet in an abnormal way or don't meet at all
• Facial imbalance or asymmetry (features out of proportion to the rest of the face)
• Grinding or clenching of teeth
• Inability to comfortably close lips

Did you know a simple smile can affect self-esteem?

Did you know it takes 12 muscles to smile and 113 muscles to frown?

When you smile at another person, a warm, genuine smile, you tell that other person that he or she is likeable, attractive, pleasant, safe and secure in your estimation. A single smile is so powerful that it can often transform a person with low self-esteem, jolting them from negativity to a person with a positive attitude.

When you smile at another person, the physical action releases endorphins in your brain. Endorphins are called nature’s “happy drug.” They make you feel happy and raise your self-esteem. When you smile, you feel and act in a more personable way to everyone around you and exude a feeling of positive attitude.

Every time you smile, you not only make other people feel better about themselves, but you raise your self-esteem, increase your level of positive attitude and feel better about yourself as well.

All it takes is the intentional decision by you to smile at the people around you, and to express to them that you are genuinely happy to see them.