{"id":204,"date":"2020-03-24T12:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T12:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcknightdental.com\/blog\/?p=204"},"modified":"2020-04-24T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:17:02","slug":"necessary-at-home-dental-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcknightdental.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/necessary-at-home-dental-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessen Your Chances of COVID-19 Infection with Proper Oral Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With COVID-19 (Coronavirus) sweeping the nation, medical professionals are doing their best to educate the public about the best ways to slow down its spread. It turns out that at-home dental habits can have a significant impact. If you want to know what you can be doing on your own to encourage the best oral health<\/a> and combat the ongoing COVID-19 threat, then continue reading to get some simple and effective tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Dentists are Helping to Fight COVID-19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dentists are experts in infection control, as they are required to follow strict guidelines to keep patients safe in their office. Thus, they have valuable input on ways to slow down the encroachment of Coronavirus through cleanliness and excellent dental care habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wash Your Hands Before Brushing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The hands play a major role in the transmission of COVID-19. If they become contaminated and you touch your mouth, nostrils or eyes, you could possibly infect yourself. So before you start your oral hygiene routine, be sure to thoroughly wash your hands for 20 seconds. Once you\u2019re done cleaning your teeth, you should wash your face and hands again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disinfect Your Toothbrush Weekly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your toothbrush is a germ magnet. To be on the safe side, you should do one of the following at least once a week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n