Refractive Surgery News, the sister site to Consumer Guide to Dentistry and the only video directory for the premium LASIK and cataract surgery practices, is ending the year on a high note. In January 2010, the site received on average 2,500 visitors a week. During the year the traffic has grown and in early December the number doubled to 5,000 per week. Consumers come to the site to learn about laser eye surgery, such as LASIK and PRK, and to get answers to questions such as “how much does LASIK cost?” Also, with a wide array of premium IOLs available for the treatment of presbyopia, many consumers visit the site to learn about advanced cataract surgery. The goal for 2011 is to continue the traffic growth and provide consumers a wider range of information and news updates about refractive surgery.

The editors of Consumer Guide to Dentistry were among the more than 50,000 dental professionals in attendance at the 86^th Annual GNYDM in New York, New York. Host of one of the largest Dental Congresses in the world, more than 1,500 technical exhibits, live patient demonstrations and hands-on workshops, and lectures from some of the industry’s top professionals, the GNYDM served as the perfect launch pad for 2011 for Consumer Guide to Dentistry.

The editorial agenda for 2011 aims to build on the aggressive editorial accomplishments of 2010, which included the addition of more than 25 new articles – such as tooth discoloration, tooth extraction, invisible braces and green (eco) dentistry – and a series of updates to some of the publication’s most popular articles – such as dental implants, veneers, dental insurance plans, teething whitening and wisdom tooth extraction. New articles to be developed in 2011 will cover wide-ranging aspects of dentistry and oral health, including increased coverage on digital dental technologies, rehabilitative dentistry, oral disease and more.