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Beyond Cleaning: Why “One Cleaning Fits All” Doesn’t Work and What We Do Differently

Why “One Cleaning Fits All” Doesn’t Work and What We Do Differently If you’ve been to more than one dentist in your life, you’ve probably noticed that a routine cleaning feels pretty much the same everywhere: a hygienist scrapes, polishes, and sends you on your way for another six months. That approach works fine — until it doesn’t. Gum disease …

What Is BPA And Why Is It In My Dental Filling?

What’s BPA and Why is it in my Dental Fillings?Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound used in theindustrial production of polycarbonates and epoxy resins. Sadly, many dental resins today do contain this endocrine-disrupting chemical or its related compounds. In a recent study, 130 dental resin products were tested fortheir composition of BPA or BPA derivatives, and over86% of them were …

Do I Need An Occlusal Guard?

Do I Need An Occlusal Guard?If you have frequent headaches, feel more tension in your neck and jaw muscles orhave tooth wear, its possible you may clench or grind your teeth and an Occlusal Guardmay have been recommended by your Dentist. You may perhaps wonder if it’s a goodtreatment choice for you and if it’s a worthy investment. Guards have …

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What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
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Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

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You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the contact form on our website:

See what data we have about you, if any.
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Statement of Accessibility

Thank you for visiting our website! We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of content on our website in order to better serve our clients. If you have trouble seeing our website, we recommend reviewing the resources listed below to help optimize your computer and browser to improve your online experience:

Use your computer to read web pages out loud
Use the keyboard to navigate screens
Magnify your screen
Change background and text colors
Make your mouse pointer more visible (Windows only)

The guides above, referenced by the ada.gov website will help you customize your particular web browser and computer to achieve the best results. The GDW site is designed to be able to be read aloud, navigated by keyboard only, allow increased or decreased text size, or changing of its colors for your accessibility needs.

Closed captioning (CC) provides a visual display of text that is synchronized with the video presentation and audio tracks. The term “Closed” indicates that the captions are not visible unless they are activated by the user.

Learn how to turn captioning on and off for YouTube by clicking here.

Increase Text Size

To increase text size in most web browsers simply hold down the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh)and press the + (plus) key to increase text size or - (minus) key to reduce text size.

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If you do encounter an accessibility issue and the recommendations above do not meet your individual needs, we invite you to contact our office for assistance.

We welcome any feedback on how to improve the site’s accessibility for all users. It is our goal to develop a website that is accessible to everyone!

What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.