Dental practices are adapting how they work in and around a patient’s mouth to account for this complicated reality. “My phone’s constantly blowing up with text messages from patients,” Kumar said. And, if there’s a day when your teeth feel funny or you can’t eat a scoop of ice cream because it’s too cold, contact your dentist, Kumar said. “If you’re in doubt, when in doubt, just pick up the phone and call the dentist,” Kumar said. Dental health experts and epidemiologists say that people should monitor the number of cases from their public health department before scheduling an appointment with their dentist.

Source: Washington Post June 28, 2020 14:03 UTC