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Sound advice every dental practice should hear … from a baseball usher

Dentistry Gone Digital

I recently was in St. Petersburg, Fla., for an Ignite dental strategy session with Dr. David Rice. While I was there, we went on a bicycle tour that took us by Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. As we pedaled past, I had a flashback to being there for a baseball game in 2019. The last time I was at “The Trop,” I was attending a Rays game as part of the media contingent covering the Colorado Rockies, who were on a road trip through Florida to play the Rays and Miami Marlins.

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Prepare Your Dental Website for Google’s Updated Ranking Factors in 2021

Oral Health Group

Interested in contributing to Oral Health Group’s blog? Email marley@newcom.ca for more information! The post Prepare Your Dental Website for Google’s Updated Ranking Factors in 2021 appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Stop Being A Customer to Spammers

Dental News and Technology

Text message spamming is on the rise and can be a very intrusive way to market I recently have been getting spam text messages from a man named Mark at a company called Now Media. He claims to be an industry Key Opinion Leader and Director of Marketíng for the Misch Implant Institute. He sends text messages during dinner time. interrupting my dinner.

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5 Dental Marketing Tips to Increase New Dental Patients in 2021

We Speak Dental

A beautiful and interactive dental website and dynamic online presence is what distinguishes your dental practice from the competition and should be an integral part of your comprehensive digital marketing strategy. A professionally designed dental website will drive patient engagement with powerful branding and logo design, a captivating layout with intuitive navigation, and dynamic content that reflects your values and expertise.

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Starting your journey with ASDA: Advice from ASDA’s predental consultant

ASDA Blog

As a predental, there are so many resources and organizations to help aid in your success and pathway to leadership and dental school, especially ASDA. As an ASDA member, students have access to tons of benefits and opportunities that allow them to flourish, such as leadership roles at the local, district and national levels. During my journey thus far, I’ve gotten to participate in some incredible opportunities in District 5 and nationally that have taught me so much.

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Oral Health Effects of Gastroesophageal Diseases

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects up to 50% of adults in the Western world, making it one of the most prevalent diseases in the population. GERD is a condition where stomach acid is allowed to flow freely to the esophagus due to the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) over time. The LES is located at the bottom of the esophagus and relaxes to allow the passage of food and liquid into the stomach.

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Is Sleep Dentistry Safe for you? Does it really work?

Healthy Smiles

A large number of people, both children, and adults find dental visits to be stressful. They tend to delay or cancel their appointments, causing their oral health to decline. With the usage of sleep dentistry, patients can undergo any type of dental procedure without experiencing excessive pain or discomfort. Getting dental treatments performed on time saves you from more complicated dental procedures that would be necessary for the future.

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Timebanking: from ideal to reality

The Social Care Elf

There is increasing interest in co-production in public services and in social care. This blog reports on a PhD study of timebanks which are now seen as an example of co-production but have a long history in being promising indications of mutual aid and reciprocal support between members of local communities. Social care interest groups [read the full story.].

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Can You Whiten Your Porcelain Veneers?

Denton Dental Center

One of the great things about porcelain veneers in Denton is the fact that they do not becomes stained nearly as quickly as your natural tooth enamel. This is because the material that veneers are made from are not porous, like the natural surface of your teeth. However, they aren’t 100% resistant to discoloration over longer periods of time. If you are looking to brighten up your veneers, the process is a bit different from regular teeth whitening.

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CDC Reports on the Spread of the B117 Variant in Minnesota

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A Minnesota investigation into the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B117—which originates from the United Kingdom—found the first cases in the state on January 25. Eight Minnesotans had been infected with the variant at that time; six got it from travel (three had traveled internationally but not to the UK) and the remaining had become infected from household or community exposure.

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Dental Office Digital Transformation: Benefits of Going Paperless

Logic Tech Corp

For a long time, dental offices have kept their patient records on paper and had stored them in file cabinets. Dentists and their staff would have to access these drawers every time they need the patient’s file. However, with COVID-19 still lingering, these high-touch surfaces pose a great risk of transmission. Fortunately, there are many options, such as our Paradigm Clinical software, for dental offices to a digital transformation to minimize the need for these physical files.

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Building a Team: How Dentists Can Make Good Hires with Good Interviews

The Big Brush

As a busy practitioner running a dental practice, you likely don’t have much free time to devote to finding the right hires for your team. However, a bad hire can cause irreparable damage to your business. Therefore, it’s important to conduct effective interviews to find an appropriate addition to your team, even if you are strapped for time.

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Why Dental Cleanings and Prevention Care is Critical to Long-Term Dental Health in Tucson, AZ

Swan Dental AZ

Maintaining good oral health is vital for so many reasons. Properly maintained oral health enhances an individual’s ability to eat, smile, speak, and convey emotion through facial expression. Excellent oral health is supported only when one sticks to healthy preventive habits, including regular dental care and good oral hygiene. That includes regular cleanings and exams from a dentist.

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AMD LASERS STARTS TO SHIP WORLD FIRST HANDHELD REVOLUTIONARY LASER CURING LIGHT – MONETTM LASER CURING LIGHT

Denticle

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 16 th , 2021) – AMD Lasers, Inc. (AMD) begins shipment of the world’s first revolutionary handheld laser dental curing light, branded as Monet TM laser curing light, for faster and reliable dental curing. Detailed features and virtual demos for Monet laser curing light can be found at www.amdlasers.com or call +1-866-999-2635. Light curing is an essential procedure in daily dental practices.

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4 Tips for Improving Daily Brushing and Flossing

Jeannie Chung DDS

Two important practices boost your protection from dental disease: twice-a-year dental visits; and daily brushing and flossing. Of the two, that second one could be the most important. Personal oral hygiene cleans the teeth of dental plaque, a thin film of bacteria and food particles that accumulates on them each day. This plaque buildup is the number one cause for both tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease, so removing it reduces your risk of an infection.

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Premier Dental Products Company Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Give Kids a Smile® Program, Surpassing $4M in Donations 

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Premier Dental Products Company has announced that over the last 15 years it has donated more than $4 million to the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation’s Give Kids a Smile® (GKAS) program, with its latest donation of 10,000 individual treatments of Enamel Pro® Varnish. Premier Dental Products Company’s Enamel Pro® Varnish is a fluoride varnish optimized to provide valuable tooth building ions of calcium and phosphate.

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Academy of Chairside Assisting Announces New Course

Denticle

Shannon Pace-Brinker is a friend and also a first class dental assistant. She has a long and distinguished career of sharing her impressive skills with others to help elevate them to a higher level. She's announcing a new course that I think many can benefit from. Check this out! THE ART OF EXQUISITE ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR, SINGLE, AND MULTIPLE UNIT PROVISIONALS The role of dental restorations used for provisional and indirect restorative procedures has changed dramatically in the past several year