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Dental Dimensions Summer Edition 2025

SFVDS Member Resource Booklet

Henry Schein Dental Practice Transitions

Thank you to our sponsor Provide for supporting our 2025 Installation Dinner

Thank you to our sponsor West Coast Precious Metals for supporting our 2025 Installation Dinner

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Welcome to the San Fernando Valley Dental Society!

Welcome to the official site of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society!

We are excited to introduce our esteemed organization led by Dr. Shukan Kanuga, the President for the year 2026. As a significant part of the California Dental Association (CDA) and the American Dental Association (ADA), our society comprises a membership of 1492 dedicated professionals.

One of the impactful initiatives of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society is the work of our foundation to deliver crucial oral health services to underserved and low income populations across our community. The SFVDS community encompasses a broad area from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Ventura County line, and from Eagle Rock to the Los Angeles River, including the entirety of the Antelope Valley.

Discover more about our committed member dentists and the wide array of general and specialty dental services they offer by exploring our website. Join us in our efforts to promote oral health and enhance community well-being.

SFVDS Membership Boundaries

 

Our society surpasses 26 out of the 50 state dental associations within the American Dental Association, ranked as the sixth largest component in the State of California.

Additionally, the San Fernando Valley Dental Society extends its support to both a charitable foundation and a political action committee. For further details on either constituent, please click the corresponding link below: 

 

Foundation
Political Action Committee

Please also take a moment to view our recently television commercial by clicking on this link:

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How to Increase Your Online Visibility and Attract Quality Patients

Course Summary:

In this interactive session led by Kayvan Mott, you will learn how to effectively increase your online visibility while simultaneously building trust with the potential patients in your local community. Key aspects of this session include understanding the role of online reviews and how to best leverage them to build trust on your website and increase visibility on Google as well as ChatGPT, Gemini and AI search results.

Kayvan will also guide you through the essential design, content, and functional elements of a successful practice website and how they work together to enhance trust and credibility with potential patients. Participants will be equipped with specific SEO strategies tailored for dental practices to optimize your website for search engines and increase visibility. Lastly, you will discover techniques to convert casual online visitors into booked appointments, optimizing the patient journey from initial click to consultation.

The goal of this presentation is to empower dental practitioners to increase their online visibility, attract the right type of patients, and most importantly, build a sense of trust that encourages appointment conversions. This will ultimately lead to a more robust online presence, increased trust with potential patients, and a higher rate of appointment conversions.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate Your Practice from Competitors
• Discover the Key Elements of a Trustworthy Practice Website
•  Implement SEO Best Practices To Attract The Right Type of Patient
• Convert Google, ChatGPT, Gemini & Other Online Traffic into Appointments

Speaker Biography

Kayvan Mott is a dental marketing expert specializing in the strategy and implementation of online marketing that builds trust and increases new patient appointments. With 17+ years of dental marketing experience, Kayvan’s goal is to simplify online marketing, allowing you to focus on dentistry while making the most of your online presence - your website, social media marketing and online reputation.

The SFVDS now has a meeting space​ ​available to rent

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SFVDS Boardroom

SFVDS Meeting Facility

 


View our Foundation video showing the great community service work of our member doctors



Need a Mentor?  Want to be a Mentor?

Go to the 'Members Only' section, log in and click on the SFVDS Mentor Program for details.

 

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