Since coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the McCarl Dental Group has met or exceeded every safety recommendation from the Maryland Department of Health, American Dental Association (ADA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We know this is not the first time you’re hearing about this from our team, and it probably won’t be the last. It’s very important to us to make sure our patients know that their health and safety are of the utmost importance to us. Now that non-emergency patients are back in the dental office, there will be larger numbers of people in and out of the practice, so we will continue to adjust our safety protocols to protect our patients, employees, and the Millersville Community. To learn more about the most recent changes in our COVID-19 safety protocols, watch the video from Dr. Jay McCarl or continue reading this blog.

If you’re one of the many longtime patients of the McCarl Dental Group, you’re likely already familiar with our use of pre-rinses to reduce oral bacteria before we start dental treatments or preventive dentistry appointments. However, before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, few of our patients knew that this rinse was doing more than just freshening their breath. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of talk about the use of pre-rinses to combat the spread of this virus during dental treatments. It seems like there are just as many supporters of pre-rinsing as there are opponents, and we know that all the misinformation and conflicting data can be confusing for our patients. We want to make sure that our patients understand why we’re continuing to use pre-rinses and why we switched to a product that actually exceeds the pre-rinse recommendations of the American Dental Association  (ADA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We’ve taken some time to discuss the benefits of pre-rinses in this blog.