Simply Smiles, P.A.

  Having grown up in Springfield, Illinois, and the area around it, I am no stranger to all things Abraham Lincoln.   Just walking distance from my childhood home lived a kind, older gentleman named “Mr. Brunk” who my friends and I loved to visit.   He would share stories his parents would tell him about how Lincoln would stop and stay in the bed upstairs on his trips to and from Springfield.   He would take us up to the room and let us lay “right where Lincoln slept”.   It was thrilling to imagine and truly made Abraham Lincoln more real to me.   The home was built in 1829 and had been in the Brunk family until it sadly burnt down a few years ago.   Every school year, it was a field trip to Lincoln’s home, Lincoln’s New Salem, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, and of course the poignant and moving tour of Abraham Lincoln’s final resting place in Oak Ridge Cemetery.   I was certainly influenced as a child to be curious about all things Honest Abe, and this curiosity has continu

Hello to all of my "Youth Fairy Squad" members!!!!   The first day of Spring (3/20), Daylight Savings Time (3/14) and St. Patrick's Day (3/17) are all just around the corner.  And a lot of things are happening around here at the Dental Studio and DentiSpa in anticipation of the Spring Days ahead.   ****************************************************************************************************** I am very happy to announce that I have teamed up with the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and it's Community Care Network.                                " The VA Community Care Network (CCN) is VA’s direct link with community providers to ensure Veterans receive timely, high-quality care.  " This program is in place so that if a lengthy wait for treatment exists at the VA clinic, Veterans can be referred to my Dental Studio to receive their care.  I know I have had several patients over the last few years share frustration about this very issue.  And I