Rita Zamora

Dental Practice
3 ways social media is hurting your dental practice
Social media has been around for a decade now. Some practices are successfully managing their social media, but many continue to face challenges. Social media expert Rita Zamora explains three ways social media may be hurting your practice and offers advice on how to make social media work better for you, expand your practice visibility, and attract patients.
December 4, 2019
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Dental Practice
Is your social media worth liking?
Social media consultant Rita Zamora has helped practices throughout the U.S. grow through the more effective use of social media. Dr.Bicuspid.com is pleased to bring you an excerpt from her new book Get Found, Get Liked, Get Patients -- Making the Most of Social Media, with practical ideas to help improve your practice's visibility.
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Social media and your professional reputation
Many new dentists find themselves at a crossroads with social media. Some feel they'd like to erase their social media past and start over, while others never used social media and dread doing so for their practice. The good news is there's a solution, according to social media expert Rita Zamora.
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