{"id":277,"date":"2025-01-07T17:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:30:06","slug":"mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dentist in green scrubs speaking with woman in dental chair\" class=\"wp-image-278\" style=\"width:320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Did you know that the American Dental Association recommends a dental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/general-dentistry.html\">checkup and cleaning<\/a> every six months to prevent cavities, gum disease, and oral cancer? Despite this, many people avoid going to the dentist due to anxiety or because they assume their mouth is healthy if they don\u2019t have an immediate issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty of patients wait too long between visits and then worry that their dentist will judge their dental condition when they finally book an appointment. If you\u2019re concerned about how you\u2019ll be perceived, continue reading to learn 3 reasons you can set your fears aside!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consideration #1: They Want to Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t floss regularly or your teeth look worse for wear, you might dread visiting the dentist because you assume you\u2019ll be told off for your dental condition. Fortunately, most dentists today are aware that berating patients is not an effective way to encourage them to care for their teeth and aren\u2019t likely to harass you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their top priority is your oral well-being. If they find issues, like thinning enamel or puffy, bleeding gums, they might ask questions to help direct treatments. For instance, they might inquire about your hygiene habits so they can identify the best way to mend cavities, address gum disease, or offer suggestions for improving your at-home dental regimen. This isn\u2019t intended to guilt you or make you feel bad for your current situation but to provide information to guide their problem-solving process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consideration #2: You\u2019re Not the Worst Case<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You might think that your teeth and gums are in such deplorable condition that your dentist will surely have a few things to say about it. However, you might not realize that your dentist has likely seen grins in a worse state than yours. They see numerous patients on a daily basis and the chances of your smile being the most unhealthy they\u2019ve ever come across is incredibly unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, they\u2019re professionals, and their job is to improve your dental well-being. Regardless of your current oral status, they won\u2019t recoil in horror or make snide remarks. If they ask questions about your appearance, it may be to determine whether you\u2019re interested in services to boost your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consideration #3: Your Issue Might Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental problems usually don\u2019t resolve themselves; quite the opposite. Generally, the longer you wait to have it addressed, the more likely it is to progress and cause additional damage. For instance, a simple cavity that could be handled relatively easily with a tooth-colored filling can become infected and require an emergency root canal and dental crown to function normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing your dentist as soon as you notice an issue allows them to handle it right away to avoid additional harm and the need for more complex and costly treatments to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you\u2019re feeling ashamed about your dental condition, it\u2019s better to contact your dentist and be seen sooner rather than later to safeguard your smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Brett Noorda has nearly 25 years of experience helping people build their happiest, healthiest grins. He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine from the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry where he graduated with honors and achieved the Larry E. Sorum Memorial Award for Excellence in Endodontics. He provides a comprehensive menu of services at one convenient location, so whether you need basic preventative care or a more complex procedure, he can accommodate you. You can request an appointment on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/contact-us.html\">website<\/a> or call (702) 456-7403.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the American Dental Association recommends a dental checkup and cleaning every six months to prevent cavities, gum disease, and oral cancer? Despite this, many people avoid going to the dentist due to anxiety or because they assume their mouth is healthy if they don\u2019t have an immediate issue. Plenty of patients [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brett Noorda DMD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Dr-Brett-Noorda-Dental-Excellence\/291067656220\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"drnoorda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"drnoorda\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"drnoorda\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/82c16cf58e10b710878c85a98243e4ec\"},\"headline\":\"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":599,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/AdobeStock_529588010-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/AdobeStock_529588010-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Brett Noorda DMD Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Brett Noorda DMD Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/site-logo-v1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/site-logo-v1.png\",\"width\":298,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"Brett Noorda DMD Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Dr-Brett-Noorda-Dental-Excellence\\\/291067656220\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/dental_excellence_nv\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCqFoGxNIRYolCONvtfgexig\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yelp.com\\\/biz\\\/brett-noorda-dmd-fagd-dental-excellence-henderson-7\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/82c16cf58e10b710878c85a98243e4ec\",\"name\":\"drnoorda\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"drnoorda\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.noordasmiles.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/drnoorda\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda","description":"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda","og_description":"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/","og_site_name":"Brett Noorda DMD Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Dr-Brett-Noorda-Dental-Excellence\/291067656220","article_published_time":"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"drnoorda","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"drnoorda","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/"},"author":{"name":"drnoorda","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82c16cf58e10b710878c85a98243e4ec"},"headline":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist","datePublished":"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/"},"wordCount":599,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/","url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/","name":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist | Dr. Brett Noorda","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-1024x683.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-07T17:26:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-11T17:30:06+00:00","description":"If you\u2019re worried your dentist will judge the state of your smile, continue reading to learn 3 good reasons you shouldn\u2019t be concerned!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_529588010-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/mortified-mouths-3-reasons-not-to-feel-ashamed-at-the-dentist\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mortified Mouths: 3 Reasons Not to Feel Ashamed at the Dentist"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/","name":"Brett Noorda DMD Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Brett Noorda DMD Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/site-logo-v1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/site-logo-v1.png","width":298,"height":90,"caption":"Brett Noorda DMD Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Dr-Brett-Noorda-Dental-Excellence\/291067656220","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dental_excellence_nv\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCqFoGxNIRYolCONvtfgexig","https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/brett-noorda-dmd-fagd-dental-excellence-henderson-7"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/82c16cf58e10b710878c85a98243e4ec","name":"drnoorda","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8763ad6ecc9afb12b9a20f1b6273f8f8d2c32828ec76403576bba3731e99a57a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"drnoorda"},"url":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/author\/drnoorda\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noordasmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}