Jon Erik Glenn, DDS

It’s wonderful patients like Nancy that make me so blessed to be able to do what I do! Thank you Nancy Rielly!

Regular dental visits, including radiographs, as part of the treatment plan can help identify tooth structure loss or other problems as they occur, and address the problem in real time!

We’re not about tooting our own horns, but I just thought I’d put this out there! Did you know that the CDC has actually rated dental offices to be among the safest places? Really! We were already doing pretty much all the things - except for taking temperatures. We never did that before! Plus, last I read there were NO, zero, nada, confirmed cases stemming from a dental office - nationwide! So, don’t be afraid of the dentist. At least not because of COVID bwahahaha LOLLLL! Jon Erik Glenn, DDS

Tooth whitening is a common elective procedure and a popular, less-invasive aesthetic treatment for patients seeking to enhance their smile and appearance!

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Published in the ADA Journal, 10-15-20 from ADA President Chad P. Gehani, DDS "COVID-19 Rate Among Dentists is Under 1% In a message I shared on Tuesday, I reflected on our journey together in the last year and highlighted the strides the American Dental Association (ADA) has made through the COVID-19 pandemic. Dentistry was one of the most notably impacted professions in the earliest days of the disease’s outbreak in the United States. However, in the weeks and months sin...ce, we have treaded a careful and steady path to recovery. Now, there is another reason to remain optimistic: A new, first-of-its-kind report published by The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) has found that fewer than one percent of U.S. dentists were found to be COVID-19 positive. In March, The New York Times reported that dentists were at high risk for contracting COVID-19, due to close proximity to patients and potential exposure to viral particles during aerosol-generating procedures. But the new article from JADA indicates that enhanced safety protocolsas recommended by the ADA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionare helping to keep patients, dentists and the dental team safe.

Electric toothbrushes are designed to replicate hand motions, which means it does the bulk of the work for you when it comes to brushing your teeth. The toothbrush can rotate from anywhere from 3000 motions per minute to 7,500, which is not something you can do brushing manually!

This ends up being only 25 minutes a day! Get your body moving every day!

Eat your fruits!

Dentists See Uptick In Patients With Bruxism Symptoms The Cleveland Plain Dealer (9/16, Oatman) reported that dentists are seeing more patients who are grinding their teeth, which is probably due to pandemic-induced stress. Stress can affect oral health, says Dr. Matthew Messina, the interim director of the OSU College of Dentistry. The article reported that using muscles to push teeth together and grinding around is one of the body’s ways of reducing the energy made from th...e stress, Messina said. Dr. Leena Palomo, a dental professor at Case Western Reserve University, recommends placing self-care and stress management as a top priority during the pandemic. She also emphasized the importance of continuing to receive preventive dental care. We need to be clear that dental check-ups and cleanings should not be delayed due to COVID, Dr. Palomo said. Thanks to the Ohio State Dental Board, the American Dental Association, and the CDC, local offices have excellent guidance on safety protocols. Editor’s Note: Dr. Messina is an ADA spokesperson. NPR (9/17) also discussed how stress is affecting oral health, featuring information from a New York-based prosthodontist who said she’s been seeing an uptick in broken teeth, broken restorations, and dental pain from clenching and grinding due to stress. Forbes (9/17) contributor Nina Shapiro also discussed how the pandemic has affected oral health. See more

Yes, It’s Safe To Go To The Dentist Insider (9/18, Michelson) said, Yes, it’s safe to go to the dentist. The article explained that there has been no evidence of coronavirus transmission in dental offices since many reopened in May, and dental offices have safety precautions in place to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Our first job is to be sure that our patients are safe, ADA President Chad P. Gehani told Insider. If we did not think that the patients were safe, we simply would not go to the office at all. We would not have even done the emergency care in the months of March, April, and May.

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So, yeah, this really is NOT a thing ... Call your Dentist with any issues you may have with the appearance of your teeth! From the ADA, 9-17-20: New Social Media Trend Involves TikTok Users Filing Down Uneven Teeth... Insider (9/16, López) reports that as part of a new do-it-yourself (DIY) trend on TikTok, people are grinding their uneven teeth down with nail files and uploading the videos to the app. Dentists are cautioning against the trend, noting it can result in permanent damage to teeth. Insider adds that dentists can determine what treatment options are available to address uneven teeth. Dentists can refer patients to MouthHealthy.org, ADA’s consumer website, for additional information on DIY dental treatments.