We know that the past year has been a strange one. We know that COVID restrictions and personal levels of concern over virus transmission have kept many people away from the dental office, postponing their regularly scheduled checkups. As we, as a nation, begin to get the pandemic under control, it is time for those […]
As we finish out National Dental Hygiene Month for October, we want to draw attention to a topic that matters to all of us: bad breath. More than ninety percent of bad breath originates in the oral cavity, and one hundred percent of it is the result of smelly gases produced by bacteria. This is […]
Each year, the month of October carries the designation of National Dental Hygiene Month. All month long, we will focus on the importance of both dental hygiene and our wonderful dental hygienists. Why a whole month, you may ask? Because dental hygiene is the most important aspect of great oral health! The Importance of Dental […]
A dental hygienist wears many hats in the dental practice. Most dental offices have more than one dental hygienist because the services they render to the patients are so vital. EVERYONE needs to see a dental hygienist on a consistent basis! Often people think that all a hygienist does is clean teeth. Actually, their duties […]
With the coronavirus pandemic, for the first time in modern history, dentists were required to close for routine and preventive care for their patients. In Texas, this lasted for a period of about six weeks. For those of our patients who were scheduled for their dental evaluation and professional teeth cleaning during this time, this […]
When it comes to professional teeth cleanings, they are not all alike. Many people don’t understand this and assume that all teeth cleanings are “regular” teeth cleanings. Finding out you need something other than the “regular” one may be upsetting or confusing. We hope that by explaining the purpose of all professional teeth cleanings and […]
The short answer is yes. This blog is the long answer. Many people are hesitant to invest in an electric toothbrush. For some, it seems too expensive. For others, it is simply difficult to change a lifelong habit. Almost every electric toothbrush user will tell you that once you switch, you will never want to […]
