Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry Joins Environmental Alliance

Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry is giving its patients even more to smile about: joining the B2B Green Alliance.

2011-03-16

LAUREL, MD, March 16, 2011 (Press-News.org) Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry is giving its patients even more to smile about. By joining the B2B Green Alliance, Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry seeks to promote eco-conscious business practices among dental offices.

The B2B Green Alliance is an environmental outreach initiative from Page 1 Green Solutions, a program sponsored by web marketing firm Page 1 Solutions. Page 1 Solutions strives to reduce its environmental impact by encouraging its clients to pursue their own eco-friendly business practices and hopes to facilitate the exchange of ideas between clients so that everyone can benefit from the insights of others. Page 1 Solutions offers eco-conscious web marketing solutions to lawyers, dentists, plastic surgeons, ophthalmologists, and bariatric surgeons.

Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry also strives to reduce its environmental impact and has already instituted a number of eco-conscious business practices, including recycling paper and completing the cycle by purchasing recycled paper. The practice also uses a number of energy and water conservation methods to reduce power consumption and water use.

About Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry

At Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Daniel Melnick and Dr. Maurice S. Miles offer a full range of dental services to the people of Laurel and surrounding communities in Maryland. Areas of emphasis include cosmetic dentistry, general dentistry, and TMJ treatment. To learn more about Laurel Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry, please visit http://www.laureldentists.com/.

About B2B Green Alliance

The B2B Green Alliance is an extension of Page 1 Solutions' "Green Solutions" program. Page 1 Solutions is a full service web marketing company that specializes in legal and medical online marketing. Two core values of Page 1 Solutions are environmental stewardship and social responsibility. To learn more about the Page 1 Green Solutions program, visit http://www.page1solutions.com/green-solutions.html.

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