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What Are The Dangers of Fluoride Ingestion?

Ask The Dentist

Today we dive into a question that has been a sensitive topic for a long time. We are talking about the dangers of fluoride and providing some advice for the best practices for parents wondering about steps to take to prevent their children from ingesting the chemical. This subject has been discussed for decades now, since the introduction of fluoride into the water supply, and its use in dental care generally, but there is more available research now than ever before, and the findings are more

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The Hard Truth: 5 Reasons Aspiring Dental KOLs Fail to Make a Memorable Impression

Identity Dental

Many dentists, dental speakers, and consultants are determined to achieve personal brand recognition as key opinion leaders. They may be charismatic figures with truly groundbreaking ideas, but don’t make the grade when it comes to building and leveraging a following on social media. Here are a handful of reasons most aspiring dental KOLs fall short […].

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5 Reasons Why Your Dental Practice Needs to Engage in Social Media

Oral Health Group

Social media started as a platform for meeting and connecting people, but it has evolved to become so much more. Nowadays, social media is a commercial force with enough influence to make or break a business — including dental practices. … The post 5 Reasons Why Your Dental Practice Needs to Engage in Social Media appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Post Malone Drops $1.6 Mil on Diamond Canines

Dental News and Technology

Post Malone got some porcelain veneers framed with 2 diamond Canines The dental work included 28 units of ceramic restorations and the 2 diamonds amount to a total weight of 12 carats.

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Exploring the different ways to pursue research after dental school

ASDA Blog

Residency isn’t the only way we can shape our future careers. Post-dental school plans aren’t limited to AEGD programs, GPRs and specialties; there’s also the potential to work on developing research skills. These skills become necessary if you are interested in becoming a principal investigator of a laboratory, but they are also incredibly valuable to develop for any kind of academic or dental school-based career.

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Dental Local Search Marketing Services: 101

My Social Practice

Dental local search marketing services are more important than ever to dental practices looking to grow their business. If your dental practice doesn’t show up when a potential patient is using search to find a “dentist near me” or “dental practice in [City Name]” you could be missing out on new patients. With 97% of people using the Internet and local search to find information about local businesses, your practice cannot afford to not show up in the top results.

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Belgian Woman Contracted Two Different COVID-19 Variants Simultaneously

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

In the first ever known case of a person contracting two strains at the same time, a Belgian woman in her 90s came down with both the Alpha and Beta variants of COVID-19 in March, and later died due to COVID-19 illness. Her case demonstrates that it is possible for individuals to pick up different variants at the same time. The woman was not vaccinated against COVID-19, and European public health officials surmise that she was infected with the variants from two separate people.

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Same Day Dental Restoration: CEREC Same Day Crowns 

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

Dental restorations are designed to restore your smile to optimum health and function — but can it be done in one day? At Mountain Aire Dentistry, we offer CEREC same day crowns. With this treatment, you can receive your customized, natural-looking restoration in just one visit to our office. . What are Dental Crowns? Think of a dental crown as a cap for a damaged tooth.

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Enhancing primary care support for informal carers

The Social Care Elf

An informal carer refers to someone who, “provides unpaid help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without this help” (Beesley, 2006). Comparatively, people who choose to be carers have a higher quality of life than those who provide care as it is expected of them. Though health [read the full story.].

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The Answer Is “NO” – Now What’s The Question?

Coaches Corner

The Answer Is “NO” – Now What’s The Question? In order to show their commitment to customer service, some high-end hotels have every team member wear a button that says, “The answer is YES – now what’s the question?” Sometimes it feels like just the opposite at dental offices. Sure, you can’t say “yes” to everything a patient asks.

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A Copy of Super Mario 64 Sells for $1.56 Million

Denticle

As a tech lover, I grew up on video games. Well I guess that's not exactly true. The original Atari console came out when I was in college and I played that crazy thing night and day. especially Space Invaders. So I didn't really 'grow up' on video games, but they were for sure a part of my younger years. I also loved the Mattel Intelivision system, but my real love began when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) around 1986.

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Dental Students: How to Find a Dentist Who Will Let You Shadow Them

The Big Brush

Many students want to shadow a dentist, but not all dentists are comfortable with that. Fortunately, there are ways to find a dentist to shadow.

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UCLA Report Identifies Barriers to Access to Dental Care

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A UCLA policy brief has identified a shortage of dentists, a small percentage of dentists providing care for low-income patients who use Medi-Cal, and a lack of representation in Latino and Black dentists as three of the lead factors that have led to disparities in low-income Californian’s access to dental care. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research investigators analyzed data from the Dental Board of California, California Dental Association and California Health and Human Services and found o