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Attract New Patients in the New Year: 5-Plus Ways to Improve Your Website’s Bounce Rate

Oral Health Group

As we enthusiastically jump into a new and better year, there is no better time to take a closer look at your office’s online “home”—its website. One way to gauge the performance of your website is by identifying and understanding … The post Attract New Patients in the New Year: 5-Plus Ways to Improve Your Website’s Bounce Rate appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Periodontitis is associated with cardiovascular diseases: A 13-year study

Dental News and Technology

J Clin Periodontol. 2021 Jan 1. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13418. Online ahead of print. Abstract Aim: To prospectively evaluate the association between periodontitis and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Thai adults. Materials and methods: Medical data from the questionnaires and physical examinations of 1,850 participants aged 47-73 years from EGAT study were gathered.

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The role of the dental student in preventive dentistry

ASDA Blog

My love affair with teeth began in 2003, and early on, I realized the huge impact we can make on others in our community and our friends and family, as well as how rewarding this career can be. In school, I was eager to learn everything new and better in dentistry — the variety of tools, materials and techniques to achieve beautiful direct composite restorations, long-lasting crowns, successful painless endodontic treatments and same-day implants.

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The Key Hire Every Productive Dental Office Needs To Make in 2021

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. If you ask any dentist about the biggest problem they have in running their practice, invariably the answer will point, in one way or another, to staffing issues. Add the COVID-19 pandemic to this reality, and we take the already significant challenge of having a well-trained team filled with positive team members, and we have a critically monumental issue for the average practice to attend to.

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Afraid Dental Implant Impression Will Pull My Teeth Out

Burbank Dental Implants

It’s a real fear. A fear that the mold impression will pull some teeth out ! Yikes! Some people have really loose teeth from gum disease and/or smoking. You want full arch implant replacement but how do you get a mold to start the process? How To Avoid Impression From Pulling Teeth Out. All impressions can be avoided by using DIGITAL impressions and face scanning.

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Best Dental Website SEO Tips for 2021

We Speak Dental

Best Dental Website SEO Tips for 2021. 93% of all online experiences begin with a search engine. How can you take action to ensure your practice website ranks at the top of Search and is seen by your potential patients? Implement the following 10 tips to nail your SEO strategy and attract and convert more new patients in 2021. 1. Google’s Page Experience Update.

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Tips for Handling Patients Who Won’t Comply With COVID-19 Precautions

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The California Dental Association (CDA) has published some helpful tips to help oral health professionals deal with patients who are resistant to following pandemic safety precautions. The organization notes that dentists and dental hygienists are accustomed to dealing with “know-it-all” patients, and that these skills can be applied during the COVID-19 pandemic as well.

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Addressing Periodontal Diseases With Water Flossing

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Chronic periodontitis is the most common variation of periodontal disease. In addition, acute periodontal diseases—such as the periodontal abscess, acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG), and acute necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (ANUP)—are encountered, albeit less frequently. Photo Credit: Alina Kurianova / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Risk vs Benefit Water flossing—when used as an adjunctive self-care strategy—is effective in helping patients manage chronic periodontitis.

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Wisdom Toothache and Ear Pain – Is there a connection?

Best Dentist in Houston

If you are suffering from ear pain, you are not alone. Each year, millions of Americans visit their physicians to have an ear infection diagnosed and treated. But there are some patients who are suffering from an ear ache, but their doctors clear them from any potential problem originating from the ear itself. What could be causing their ear pain? In a small number of cases, an infected wisdom tooth can lead to ear pain.

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5 New Goals for 2021

Logic Tech Corp

Happy 2021, everyone! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, despite it being different from what we’re used to. We’re glad to be back in the office and refreshed with new goals for the year. We can’t wait to improve our Paradigm Clinical dental management software to better serve you. . Have you made a list of goals for your practice this year?

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Here are the Facts on the Impact of Metal Allergies on Dental Work

Cherokee Dental Professionals

Allergic reactions aren't necessarily bad: they're your body's responses to possible threats from foreign substances. But the response can go too far and cause a reaction as minor as a.

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