End the Year with a Healthier Mouth!
Don’t forget to use your remaining dental benefits this year! Unlike medical insurance, dental benefits expire at the end of the year and start over again on September 1st. You’ve paid your premiums all year – don’t let the benefits you’ve earned disappear. While you’re making your holiday shopping and travel plans, make sure to schedule time for →
How to Clean and Disinfect Your iPhone, iPad or Smart Tablet
Wondering how to clean and disinfect your iPhone, iPad or smart tablet? After all, these devices are some of the “dirtiest” things around our house and workplace. It is important to keep these devices clean and disinfected but who wants to damage their expensive iPhone 11 or iPad pro? While a doorknob is covered in 8,643 bacteria per square in→
Do I Need a Night Guard?
Night guards may help symptoms for some patients such as tooth/porcelain wear, muscle soreness and jaw joint tenderness (also known as TMJ). While night guards can sometimes help alleviate these symptoms, it does not correct the underlying cause. Often times the underlying cause may be treated by bite adjustments, dental restoration, orthodontics →
What We Are Doing to Keep You and Our Team Safe
We are excited to have the opportunity to welcome you back! Our office has always utilized personal protective equipment (PPE) that has exceeded all the CDC guidelines, however, in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic we have instituted additional guidelines and protocols to ensure your safety. You will see many changes, as we have new ways of →
Dr. Gary Cash May Update
It is our goal to stay in touch and provide useful information during this challenging time. Our office is currently recommending postponing nearly all dental procedures at the time of this blog entry. However, home care is more essential than ever for dental health and overall health. Many of our patients have had oral hygiene recommendations →
Take the Time to Brush Your Teeth
Are you brushing your teeth for two minutes? Two minutes is much longer than it seems! Now more than ever, at-home dental prevention strategies are essential to dental health and overall health. Brushing morning and night for two minutes is something everyone should be doing. I challenge everyone to have a clock or a timer nearby the next time you →
Tips For Overall Health While Home
It is our goal to stay in touch and provide useful information during this challenging time. It is important to brush twice a day and floss daily, but please wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap before practicing oral hygiene. Clean hands are important. Our hands are in close proximity to our face when brushing, flossing and during hygiene p→
Update from Dr. Gary Cash – March 27, 2020
Dr. Cash is diligently monitoring all of the affects and effects of COVID-19 and facilitating dental care in the best interest of patient safety and provider safety. At this time, our office will be available for patients of record for emergencies as deemed necessary. If you are a patient of record and are experiencing a true dental emergency→
Preventing COVID-19 in Dental Practices
With the cancellation of local favorite SXSW and other conventions, it’s no question that the COVID-19 is a serious threat to many organizations, and this includes dental practices. Named COVID-19, the virus is a contagious respiratory disease that was first detected in China in December 2019, and has now spread worldwide. There are at least 32 rep→
