I am often asked by others who only use a Template Site from a Commercial Vendor that targets Dentists, why I spend the time to be my own webmaster.  I think it is Because I Can Do It on My Own (it really is simple to do with a few low cost tools). 

Step One — Select a Web Address and Register It

Step Two — Find a Place to Host It

Step Three — Create a site on Your Computer

Step Four — Upload Your Site to The Host Server

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SmileReminder

•  Integrates with our Dental Office Software,
•  Handles Appointment Reminders and Confirmations,
• Sends Birthday eMail Cards and Birthday Celebration text messages to their cell phones (at 2 PM on their birthdays),
• Sends Surveys about satisfaction with our patient care after their visits, with easy-to-understand results reporting,
• Custom Surveys, which are easy to create, (we used one custom survey ask our patients’ opinions on two logos designed for our practice, and which they would recommend we select.)

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I am a Maxillofacial and General Prosthodontist who features a Dental Office dedicated to High Technology
with a Warm, Gentle Touch.

There are several reasons, I have decided to have a Website:

• Step Three -- Create a site on Your Computer If you don't want to learn the programming languages of the internet (the simplest is HTML which stands for HyperText Markup Language -- the .htm or .html at the end of most web addresses) then you want to use an editor or program that handles the generation of the HTML code, based on......
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