{"id":384,"date":"2021-12-17T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/?p=384"},"modified":"2024-02-15T14:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:12:26","slug":"wrapping-up-the-year-with-a-healthy-smile-ottawa-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wrapping-up-the-year-with-a-healthy-smile-ottawa-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping Up the Year with a Healthy Smile | Ottawa Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/multiple-smiles-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As we wrap up 2021 and prepare for 2022, many of us take stock and set goals for the upcoming year. For some, it\u2019s health while others try to work on lifestyle changes. All are great ideas, but one resolution seems to miss us is our dental health. Sure, many of us link health to nutrition, but the health of our smile plays an even more important role in our overall health. Think about it, many germs and viruses are often ingested via our mouth. If we take care of our smile, chances are good health will follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do we keep our mouths healthy? <a href=\"http:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-oral-hygiene-care.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proper dental hygiene<\/a>. It\u2019s a new year \u2013 visit your dentist for a checkup. If you have an issues on the horizon, you can make specific changes to your typical dental routine. If you\u2019ve passed your checkup with flying colors, then you can rest assured that you\u2019re doing a great job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those that need a refresher course on proper dental hygiene, here\u2019s a quick rundown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brush for at least two minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Floss to remove food from hard-to-reach places.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rinse with a fluoride mouthwash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your dental appointments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedule your appointment today. C<\/strong><strong>all Dr. Doumit in Ottawa, Ontario at 613-232-8000 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandentalcentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.urbandentalcentre.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Katia Doumit proudly serves Ottawa and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we wrap up 2021 and prepare for 2022, many of us take stock and set goals for the upcoming year. For some, it\u2019s health while others try to work on lifestyle changes. All are great ideas, but one resolution seems to miss us is our dental health. Sure, many of us link health to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wrapping-up-the-year-with-a-healthy-smile-ottawa-dentist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wrapping Up the Year with a Healthy Smile | Ottawa Dentist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-health","category-dental-information","category-dr-katia-doumit","category-family-dentistry","category-general-dentistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":547,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbandentalcentre.com\/ottawa-dentist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}