I have been very busy...

Eleanor is one of our orthodontic patients and she last visited our clinic in November 2008 to have her braces adjusted. Nothing has happened to her teeth since then, i.e. no change in her tooth position.

When we asked her why she has not been back since then, she replied that as this is her first year in University, she has been very busy and had no time to come back.

We told her that she had to make the effort to return for regular adjustments if she wants her treatment completed before her graduation and she has promised to do so for her own sake.

This is one of the reasons why orthodontic treatment takes longer that usual. Fortunately, Eleanor takes responsibility for her shortcomings and accepts that her treatment has been delayed by her own action. Not all patients are like that.