Blog
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Porcelain Veneers Before and After
One of my very favorite people is a simply AMAZING woman named Terrie Reeves. We first met at the Charlotte Yoga studio near Park Rd. & Woodlawn Rd. about 5 years ago, when she was an instructor and I was a student. Shortly after that, we got to talking about her smile and that, while […]
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Lead in Crowns from China? Not in our office!
It’s been reported by the media recently that some dental crowns, made in China, have been found to have excessively high lead content. Generally, these crowns come from very low-priced laboratories, but the full extent of the problem is not yet known. However, I want ALL of my patients (and potential patients) to know that […]
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Gum (periodontal) disease, gum recession, gingivitis
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Dental Pain Management and Medicines
Very often we are asked for pain medications after difficult procedures; while they are sometimes necessary, the most effective medications that you can get for dental pain are generally over-the-counter ones. Here’s what we recommend, and it’s what we recommend usually for all but the most difficult surgeries in our office: Starting immediately (or even […]
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Dental payment plans, interest-free dental financing in Charlotte, NC
As I mentioned in my last post about patients without dental insurance, I would like to add that there is another great option that we offer at my dentist’s office in Charlotte, NC, and that is CareCredit. A tremendous number of my patients have used the 3-, 6-, and 12-Month Interest-Free Dental Patient Financing to […]
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Exciting new update at Smiles by Payet Dentisty
While it may not seem like an earth-shattering improvement, today we took a big step in improving our Customer Service today! Today we installed some new software in our office called “Dentforms;” what this software allows us to do, starting NOW, is to become almost a PAPERLESS dental office. Now, you’re probably thinking, “So what […]
