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Here at LADD Dental Group, we are changing the way that dentistry is done. We pride ourselves on making the dentist less scary, and we truly enjoy giving our patients a reason to smile. We are on all the major social media platforms, and also do a ton of dental education at the local schools. Check us out online, and please let us know type of content you would like to see: www.youtube.com/LaddDentalGroup

As you can see our online content is diverse. We focus on clinical topics, highlight dental humor, and overall, our object is to make the dentist less scary. Anything from oral conscious sedation dentistry to scheduling an appointment online, you will see over videos discuss it. Check out one of our videos on oral conscious sedation dentistry and let us know your thoughts:

We are always looking for more content to share with our dental community, so please let us know what you guys would like to learn more about! And we will sign out of this blog post with another popular dental topic video, wisdom teeth:

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