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Video Consultations: A Game-Changer for Oral Hygiene?

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Maintaining optimal oral health often comes down to effective oral hygiene practices. Traditional dental advice, while helpful, can sometimes fall short in motivating patients to adopt consistent and proper brushing and flossing techniques. A recent study titled “A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of personalised oral hygiene advice delivered via video technology” written by Derele Buck and et. al. appearing in the Journal of Dentistry Available online on July 15, 2024, explored the potential of personalized video consultations to bridge this gap. Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of personalized oral hygiene advice delivered via video technology. The study aimed to determine if this approach could improve oral health outcomes compared to standard oral hygiene advice provided in traditional dental settings. Participants were divided into two groups: one receiving standard oral hygiene advice and the … Read more

The Rise of Do It Yourself Dentistry on TikTok

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In recent years the social media platform TikTok has gained lots of popularity with teenagers and young adults. TikTok has become a become a hotspot for do it yourself dentistry. Once such do it your self dentistry trend has been shared on this site before in 2021 titled Is it Safe to Drink Large Amounts of Pineapple Juice after Wisdom Teeth Surgery that People on TikTok are Doing? Other trends that have been shown on TikTok include people shaving down their teeth and using a bottle of liquid hydrogen peroxide to whiten their teeth.  Dentists are worried about many of these practices that are promoted by influencers on TikTok. Some dentists have said that they can be dangerous and both the short and long term risks are worse than the immediate payoff. Furthermore, the long term costs can be much … Read more

Videos Related to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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For those who are contemplating having oral and maxillofacial surgery or are in urgent need of health treatment they may want to consider viewing some educational videos. The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has recently uploaded many of their videos to their YouTube page over at http://www.youtube.com/user/aaomsvideo. They also have a Vimeo page that contains many of the same videos over at http://vimeo.com/aaoms/videos. I have previously commented on a video on Anesthesia in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Office. I was critical of the video as I pointed out in my prior blog post. A newer video on third molars (wisdom teeth) has been made available. This video is made in partnership with the American Association of Orthodontists.  The video describes how a wisdom tooth can be impacted and how surgery can be performed to remove a … Read more

Dental Networks – The Rising Popularity of Social Dentistry Marketing

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As a dentist you may be put off by the thought of “marketing” your dental business. After all you didn’t major in business, but rather in dentistry. However, marketing your dentistry business is of great significance. The major reason for dental marketing is to get as many patients as you can. This should be the key factor of your marketing plan. To achieve this goal, you also need to set an online platform where you must create a space for professional recognition. So what comes to your mind first? Social media? Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn? Let’s see the consequences. Undoubtedly, social media has played a great role in how businesses have reshaped marketing. This is why medical marketing on social media is the hype these days. However, creating recognition in a highly competitive market can be exigent. So it’s better … Read more