The Hawaii getaway includes:

• Two round-trip tickets between Las Vegas and Hawaii
• One room for four days/three nights at a luxury Hawaiian resort

The trip must be completed by May 31, 2009.

Dr. Azimi already provides $55 for each patient referral - a $35 credit for dental services and a $20 gift card.

Participating patients could therefore earn a total of $440 in dental services combined with gift cards, and also be qualified to enter the Hawaiian vacation drawing.

For all Dr. Azimi patients who send just a couple new adult patients each month, from now until mid-March, one lucky winner will be on their way to Hawaii before Las Vegas starts heating up.

"Invisalign treatments consist of a series of aligners that are changed about every two weeks," explained Dr. Azimi. "Each aligner is custom made to gradually shift teeth into alignment. It's a much less intrusive approach than braces. Patients keep the virtually-invisible aligners on except on special occasions, when they eat, drink or brush their teeth, and most people don't even notice the clear aligners."

Depending on the patient's orthodontic needs, an Invisalign treatment typically takes just under a year.

Additionally, for Dr. Azimi patients who have regular dental hygiene checkups (at least every six months), they receive free bleaching for life. After the second cleaning patients are fitted for custom bleaching trays and from then on, as long as they maintain a regular check-up schedule, they receive free take-home bleaching supplies.

Dr. Azimi's free bleaching for life is an ongoing program for current and new patients.

Dr. Azimi provides general and cosmetic dentistry from a convenient and comfortable downtown Las Vegas location, in the heart of the area's legal district.

If you're ready for a smile that transforms your appearance, there has never been a better time to try Invisalign. Nothing works as effortlessly as the Invisalign system. Visit Invisalign.com for more information.

Dr. Azimi invites his existing and new patients to use Invisalign - the best way to transform your smile without interfering with your life.

Twenty-six year-old Adams is the office manager for Daniel C. McArthur, Ltd, a downtown Las Vegas accounting firm. She has worked at McArthur for six years and takes care of most of the firm's clerical and bookkeeping duties. In addition, Adams continues her studies at UNLV, making progress towards an accounting degree.

In her dental makeover application Adams wrote, "I believe that with a new smile it would boost my confidence and would make me want to smile more."

Now that the dental makeover is complete, Adams reports that "It was such a great experience! First, my teeth look amazing after the veneers. And second, the whole experience was terrific! The staff were really friendly and made me feel extremely comfortable. I'm so grateful to Dr. Azimi for selecting me as his first downtown Las Vegas dental makeover recipient and for giving me a new smile."

Dr. Azimi treated Adams pro bono during the summer and completed her dental makeover last month. Azimi said, "The downtown Las Vegas dental makeover is just one way I can give back to the community in which I work. Providing cosmetic dentistry services in the heart of downtown Las Vegas - near the Arts District and Federal Courthouse, the valley's legal epicenter - has proven to be a key differentiator for my practice. I am a fortunate medical professional and it was my privilege to donate my services and supplies for Stephanie Adams' dental makeover."

All-on-4 refers to a process by which four implants are inserted to hold a full set of new replacement teeth. After an initial consultation the procedure can be performed in just one appointment, and without bone grafts.

During the initial consultation Dr. Azimi’s team utilizes a three-dimensional CAT scan and software to plan the dental implant placement and design of the final replacement teeth. The new teeth are fabricated by Nobel Biocare and when everything has been prepared and delivered to Dr. Azimi’s office, the patient comes in for a one-time dental work appointment.

During the appointment the four implants are inserted in the patient’s mouth and the new teeth are attached. The patient leaves with new, permanent teeth.

“The All-on-4 process is particularly useful for people with dentures,” said Dr. Azimi. “The dentures can be replaced with permanent implants and fixed, non-removable replacement teeth all in one dental visit.”

Dr. Azimi’s team remains on the cutting edge of dental technology and practice. It is one of a select number of Southern Nevada dentists who offer the FDA approved All-on-4 dental procedure.

After receiving dozens of applications, Dr. Azimi and his team have chosen Stephanie Adams as the first total dental makeover recipient of the year.

Twenty-six year-old Adams is the office manager for Daniel C. McArthur, Ltd, a downtown Las Vegas accounting firm. She has worked at McArthur for six years and takes care of most of the firm's clerical and bookkeeping duties.

In addition, Adams continues her studies at UNLV, making progress towards an accounting degree.

Although she has dental challenges, Adams is a product of good parents who paid for some dental treatments, including braces, when she was young. She wrote in her application: "I believe that with a new smile it would boost my confidence and would make me want to smile more."

Adams says she has always been self-conscious about her smile and teeth, and that through Dr. Azimi's generous dental makeover offer she is looking forward to increased confidence and professional advancement.

Dr. Azimi will begin treating Adams later this month and pictures of her dental makeover will be available at a future date.

Well...Dr. Azimi, Las Vegas' downtown general and cosmetic dentist, has reserved the dental chair for one lucky person for a total dental makeover.

For the first time, Dr. Azimi has agreed to donate a smile makeover to a worthy candidate.

"We're looking for someone who lives or works in downtown Las Vegas, is a real asset to their employer or community, and would like to have a brand new smile," said Dr. Azimi. "What we're looking for is someone who is outstanding in every way and may have a few crooked teeth they'd like fixed."

Dr. Azimi has achieved excellence through education. He's a skilled esthetic dentist who supports his patients in receiving the latest and greatest technology and honed techniques to obtain their perfect smile.

Dr. Azimi's experience in teaching his craft as a faculty member of the Esthetic Professionals Dental Education Center allows him to support other dentists as well as ensuring his own mastery.

The selected candidate will be treated by the same dentist, Dr. Azimi, who takes care of the Las Vegas Wranglers professional hockey players.

Applications for the downtown dental makeover will be accepted through the month of February. Applicants should submit a one-page letter to the Dr. Azimi team explaining their commitment to their downtown Las Vegas employer or philanthropic cause and why they would like the dental makeover. A second one-page letter, from a colleague, employer or friend, may also be submitted outlining why the applicant should be the recipient of the dental makeover.

Applications must include the applicant's full name, contact information including mailing address, phone and e-mail, and may be submitted by fax or e-mail. Fax: 759-3495. E-mail: contact@drazimi.com.

Applicants can check Dr. Azimi's online newsroom at news.drazimi.com on March 7 for an announcement of the selected total smile makeover candidate. The candidate will be contacted by telephone during the first week of March.

Please, no phone calls regarding the total dental makeover offer. Any questions should be directed to contact@drazimi.com.

The Dr. Azimi team reserves the right to select the best candidate, or no candidate, based on applications received and dental work to be performed.

How about a New Year's resolution that will put a new smile on your face, literally?

Paying attention to how and what you eat, proper brushing and taking advantage of cosmetic dental services are all ways to give yourself a brighter, whiter and happier smile.

A healthy attractive smile can do as much for your sense of self-esteem as any resolution. The best part is that you don't have to do it by yourself. The Dr. Azimi team can show you how to eat and brush better by choosing healthy foods and using fluoride and soft toothbrush bristles.

Dr. Azimi can also introduce you to some of the cosmetic dental services that can whiten dull teeth, fix gaps, chips and crooked teeth, and give you the smile you've always dreamed of.

Resolving to improve your teeth is a lot easier than many resolutions, and the benefits will give you reason to smile and feel good for years to come.

The training program provides continuing education credits for practicing dentists and helps them further develop their dental implant skills.

The course provided Dr. Azimi step-by-step protocols on all implant procedures and hands-on experience with advanced implant technologies. As part of the course Dr. Azimi performed implant procedures on cadavers.

Here's what the California Implant Institute says about its programs:

After more than 20 years, 80% of the implant cases are restored by only 20% of general dentists. California Implant Institute's commitment is to make all aspects of implant dentistry easier and more profitable for general dentists.

These module programs are designed to provide dentists with practical information that is immediately useful to them, their staff and their patients. Each program focuses on specific modalities and offers clinical solutions to successfully incorporate implant dentistry into the general dentist's practice.

By completing the surgical implant training program at California Implant Institute Dr. Azimi continues to set himself apart from other cosmetic and general dentists in Las Vegas.

Billed as the most comprehensive dental implant training available, California Implant Institute awarded Dr. Azimi his certificate of completion and continuing education credits at the conclusion of the December 2007 course.

With a New Year comes renewed commitment to a healthy lifestyle. And that includes oral health.

For a limited time Dr. Azimi is offering a $200 discount on Zoom! teeth whitening. For only $350 patients can whiten their teeth by several shades.

Also, to welcome in the New Year Dr. Azimi is discounting surgical implant procedures by 30%.

Contact Dr. Azimi's office today at 1.800.SMILING to start working on your new smile in the New Year.

Dr. Azimi is downtown Las Vegas's general and cosmetic dentist. He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, instructor at the Esthetic Professionals Dental Education Center, Tarzana, Calif. and belongs to the American Dental Association, Nevada Dental Association and Southern Nevada Dental Association. Dr. Azimi is the team dentist for the Las Vegas Wranglers professional hockey team.

There are two parts to DNA-PCR testing. The first, Micro Ident, costs around $150 and identifies oral pathogens for the accurate diagnosis of periodontitis, or gum disease. The second, PST, is administered for about $130 and evaluates the person’s susceptibility to gum disease.

“Using DNA technology, the DNA-PCR test allows us to specifically identify oral bacteria that cause infections much earlier and treat them before they cause severe damage to a person’s health,” said Dr. Azimi, DDS, the first general and cosmetic dentist in Nevada certified to administer the DNA-PCR exam.

“To administer the test, we gather saliva samples from the patient’s mouth using cotton-tipped swabs,” Dr. Azimi continued. “The samples are then shipped to a laboratory for analysis. The lab sends us a detailed report identifying the oral bacteria present, allowing us to quickly and precisely diagnose and treat periodontal disease.”

In the past, periodontal disease was treated by clinical signs and symptoms. Now DNA-PCR uses molecular biology technology derived from the Human Genome Project to provide a concrete method of identifying the disease, allowing dentists to prescribe an accurate treatment. The Human Genome Project, begun formally in 1990, was coordinated by the federal Department of Energy with the chief goal of identifying all of the approximately 25,000 genes in human DNA.

There are more than 600 different types of bacteria present in the human mouth. Scientists at the Forsyth Institute in Boston have identified 13 strains of pathogenic bacteria which are the most common chronic infection in the U.S. population. These strains cause gum disease and can also contribute to heart disease, stroke, preterm birth, pregnancy complications, worsening of diabetes and certain forms of cancer. Early treatment of periodontitis may help prevent these other health problems.

Gum disease, which affects 90 percent of Americans during their lifetime, is contagious and should be taken seriously. If one family member is diagnosed with periodontitis, other family members should be tested and receive treatment if necessary.

An oral health study — the largest government examination of the nation’s dental health in more than 25 years — by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 30 noted that the percentage of adults who said they’d seen a dentist in the previous year dropped to 60 percent, from 66 percent.

“Knowing that good oral health is an indicator of overall health, and may in fact help prevent systemic disease, should be motivation enough for everyone to regularly visit a dentist,” Dr Azimi said. A systemic disease is a disorder that affects the entire body.

“Some insurance plans will cover the DNA-PCR test,” said Dr. Azimi. “But even without insurance reimbursement, the peace of mind that comes as a result of the exam is worth it.”