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What Is Virtual Dental Care?

Virtual dental care is the use of technology to treat dental patients and minimize the need to go to the dental office in person. There are many reasons someone may not be able to make it into the dental office, ranging from lack of time, sickness, living far away, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Achy Breaky Hearts

I’m sure if you went outside and asked a bunch of random strangers what a heart attack is, most of them would give you very similar answers. Heart attacks – their general symptoms and causes – are nothing new to the modern zeitgeist. But let’s be real: for most of us, what we think of as heart attacks is ripped straight out of movies and telenovelas (I’m looking at you Mom… and Dad).

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5 Things You Can Do to Combat the Coronavirus

Coronavirus is here. It has landed on American soil and has spread across the virus and at the time of writing has reached nearly every state. It’s pierced all the way through to even our great city of Houston, with over 15 confirmed cases and a whole rodeo being canceled as Houston and Harris counties declare a health emergency. This comes on the same day the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic.

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Dental Implants

If your smile is missing a tooth or two, it may be more than just a hit on your confidence. Gaps between your teeth may degrade the jaw bone and affect the overall shape of your face. If you’re looking to fill holes in your smile, dental implants may be a great option.

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Seal the Deal with Dental Sealants

Before today… no, further back, before you became an adult, did you know what dental sealants were? I didn’t know what they were until recently and I’m almost 30… Oh wow, I’m almost 30… Existential crisis aside, I hadn’t heard about sealants until I’d been working at a dental practice for 8 months. So, dental sealants are an extra tool in our arsenal to protect our teeth from cavities. They’re easy to apply and they’re pretty common.