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The Dental Care Approach Is Not the Same as Health Care: Preventive vs Restorative Approaches

May 22, 2023 By Wyatt Dilling

Preventive dental care is as important as preventive health care, but we don’t hear about it nearly as often.

Dental care and health care both work to keep you healthy. However, their approaches to achieving overall health are very different. While you typically go to the doctor for existing problems such as a sore throat, stomach pain, and other conditions, oral health care often works … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Dental Benefits, Oral Health

Life with Unhealthy Teeth

April 21, 2023 By Wyatt Dilling

Life with unhealthy teeth can be painful, less satisfying, and affect your overall quality of living. Learn more about what life with unhealthy teeth can look like and how to avoid it.

Have you ever canceled a dentist appointment because you felt your teeth were fine as they were? Because unhealthy teeth may not always present physical symptoms, many people ignore their oral health and take their teeth for granted. However, having a false sense of security that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Dental Benefits, New Mexico, Oral Health

Meet the Dentist: Dentists are just like you!

April 21, 2023 By Wyatt Dilling

Getting to know your dentist can help ease dental fear and anxiety. We sat down with a practicing dentist to discuss tips to feel more comfortable at dentist appointments and his favorite candy.

If you or a loved one has a fear of the dentist, dentist appointments and procedures can be scary. One of the reasons people fear going to the dentist is because they’re unfamiliar with their oral health care team. It can be daunting having to lay down on an unfamiliar chair and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Oral Health

Tips for Dentists to Help Patients with Dental Anxiety

March 13, 2023 By Wyatt Dilling

Patient getting their teeth cleaned at the dentist.

*Updated March 2025 Managing patients with dental anxiety or dentophobia can be challenging for any dentist. However, taking steps to alleviate their fears is essential for encouraging them to maintain regular appointments and prioritize their oral health. Roughly 36 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Oral Health

Top 5 Ways to Ease Dental Anxiety

March 13, 2023 By Wyatt Dilling

Don’t let dental anxiety keep you from visiting the dentist. Try these five tips to experience anxiety relief.

Does the thought of visiting the dentist ever make you feel uneasy, nervous, or scared? Don't worry, you're not alone. In fact, experiencing feelings of fear or anxiousness about going to the dentist is more common than you think. Today, it's reported that about 36 percent of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Oral Health

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