Ways to stay young & healthy, from Dr. Ginsberg

Whether you’re five or 50, your health depends on your awareness of what’s good for you. But in a world filled with fad diets, blaring advertisements, and unintelligible ingredient lists, we at Gerald Ginsberg Orthodontics know it can be difficult to determine exactly what is good for you – and what’s not.

For straightforward guidance on how to live a long, healthy life, we recommend Brush Your Teeth! And Other Simple Ways to Stay Young and Healthy by Dr. David Ostreicher. The book sums up good health in six fundamental principles: hygiene, diet, attitude, exercise, sleep and personal safety.

Drawing on nearly three decades of experience as an orthodontist and professor of health and nutrition, Dr. Ostreicher definitively answers age-old debates, like the best way to prevent colds and flu (your mom was right: wash your hands). He provides straight talk on a variety of diet choices including salt, fats, carbs and organic food, and he documents the importance of regular sleep, stress reduction and positive thinking to your overall health. His suggestions throughout are simple, clear, and inexpensive.

Dr. Ostreicher advocates a back-to-basics, common-sense approach to staying young and healthy. We at Gerald Ginsberg Orthodontics couldn’t agree more, and we’d like to repeat the title of his book as our favorite piece of advice: don’t forget to Brush Your Teeth!

Who benefits from braces? Everybody, says Dr. Ginsberg

Braces aren’t just for pre-adolescents and teenagers anymore, says Dr. Ginsberg. Anyone, at any age, can benefit from orthodontic care; whether it is correcting a problem not treated in your younger years, or catching a problem early.

To ensure the best overall treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists recommends that children receive an orthodontic consultation as early as age seven. If a problem is evident, taking action early can spare a lot of treatment and expense down the road.

If you never received orthodontic treatment when you were young, don’t worry! You’re never too old for a beautiful smile. Set up an appointment for a consultation and find out how adult orthodontics will transform your smile, and your life!

--Dr. Ginsberg and team

Meet the Orthodontist

Dr. Ginsberg always enjoys seeing all the smiles on his patients’ faces when they successfully complete their orthodontic treatments. He considers it an honor that patients come to him for their treatments, and he feels fortunate to have the opportunity to send so many wonderful smiles out into the world!

Before becoming an orthodontist, Dr. Ginsberg attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate studies, as well as spent a year at the University of Poitiers in France. He went on to graduate from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Ginsberg received his orthodontic certification from the American Association of Orthodontists, and he became a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Ginsberg’s goal is to give his patients a fun, educational, beneficial orthodontic experience, resulting in a smile that they are excited to share! Because of his dedication to the industry and his never-ending commitment to his patients, he has been recognized by the orthodontic community as one of the best orthodontists in his area. Dr. Ginsberg was the Case Shout-out winner at the 2006 Invisalign Summit and was voted "Best Orthodontist" by Main Line Life and "Among the Best Orthodontists" by Main Line Today.