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Old Tyme Dental Advice Mythbusters
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Benefits Of A Privately Owned Dental Practice
ProDentalFx, LLC is privately owned by the principal Dentist and CEO, Dr. Marra Alcantara. We are not part of a large dental chain or Dental Support Organization, as they are known, where their outside and separate management team can replace a practice administrative staff, and policies and procedures of their own are brought in when a practice is acquired by them.
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Team Building at ARTeVINO
The ProDentalFx, LLC team on occasion likes to go on little adventures to blow off steam, build up our team, and for instance create priceless masterpieces!!
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Aging and Your Teeth
As we get older, we begin to think about our future as elders, and we would be smart to prepare our minds and bodies for it. No one lives forever.
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Procrastination and Your Teeth
Some of us procrastinate, and some of us procrastinate a lot. This harms us in many ways. When we don’t get things done, the problem usually gets worse. Same with your teeth and dental visits!
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Happy National Simplicity Day!
What better way to celebrate National Simplicity Day in honor of Henry David Thoreau, than with an afternoon coffee break. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, who was an author, naturalist, philosopher, and historian.
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Why We Want You To Have Teeth Cleanings
According to a prospective study of 932 young adults in the Journal of Dental Research, many young people who grew up having tooth cleanings start to go much less often as they get older, as they transition from childhood patients to adults.
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Cleaning Between Teeth: What’s Best?
Since dental floss was invented in New Orleans in 1815 by Dr. Levi Spear Parmly, people have been trying different ways to clean between their teeth.
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Meet and Meat
For many humans, and in particular, my Filipino ancestors, it was never “meet and greet” at parties but “meet and eat” or more accurately “meet and meat”, as we were prodigious consumers of animals like pork and beef at special occasions, and in fact every day at home. As dental providers ourselves, we might ask what do our teeth themselves say about eating meat?
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Toss A Toothbrush After A Virus?
You may have come across this piece of advice: throw away your toothbrush after you have a cold, herpes, strep throat, or ear infection, because germs on the toothbrush can reinfect you and make you sick again. Some sources argue that this is false because after a viral infection we develop immunity through antibodies.
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Empathy
Empathy is the ability to sense the feelings of others, and at its sharpest, can be used to decipher another person’s motives, and can be even used against them. However, we at ProDentalFx do not talk specifically about empathy; we try to harness it to produce the best possible patient experience and outcome.
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When Your Dentist Says, “Bone Graft”
It’s for a good reason. A bone graft is a relatively safe procedure where FDA approved bone transplant chips, or artificial or harvested animal bone is surgically implanted in your jaw, under the gums.
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Supernumerary Teeth
This is a term for extra teeth, which occurs at a rate of about 1 to 3% in the general population, otherwise known as hyperdontia. It is more common in Asians.
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How to Eat (Dental Version)
The title of this talk is how to eat. Which is funny because we say we know how to eat, but do we know how to eat to keep our teeth in the best possible condition?
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Popcorn good for teeth
I have heard it said popcorn is kinda good for your teeth, that it cleans your teeth as you eat it. Is this true?
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I only need to brush once a day
I have heard the saying “you only have to brush once a day.” Is this true or false?
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Only visit the dentist when teeth hurt
Visiting the dentist only when your teeth hurt is about as good a strategy as sticking your head in the sand.
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Baby Teeth
Not all dental folk wisdom is actually true. I have heard it said that “you don’t have to brush baby teeth”. Is this true?
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New Year’s Dental Resolutions
It is almost 2024! In the birth of a New Year we have hope for the future, and the redemption of a new beginning. As a dental practice we hope that you make some New Year’s resolutions about your teeth!
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Reasons We Ignore Our Teeth And Dentists
There are no actual good reasons to ignore your teeth! They are a part of the unified system called your body, and one of the most functional and beautiful.
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