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3 Ways to Lower Dental Anxiety

Dental anxiety is more common than you think. Thankfully, there are ways to manage dental anxiety, such as including your dental team in your planning and being transparent about your dental anxiety. Here, we cover ways to lower your dental anxiety to help smooth your next dental visit. Talk to Your Dental Team Believe it [...]

How to Ease Your Child’s Dental Anxiety

Dentophobia is an intense fear of dentists. While many adult patients experience some level of dental anxiety (about 35%, according to one report), some adults struggle with an intense fear of dentists to the point where they avoid dental visits altogether. With this in mind, it's no surprise that visiting the dentist can be [...]