{"id":156,"date":"2020-06-29T18:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendswooddental.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2020-06-29T18:27:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:27:17","slug":"dentist-in-friendswood-keeps-hands-clean-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendswooddental.com\/blog\/dentist-in-friendswood-keeps-hands-clean-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Dental Team Keeps Their Hands Clean During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Besides social distancing, the best way to limit your exposure to the novel coronavirus is to wash your hands frequently. Proper hand hygiene has always been especially important in dentistry, considering they spend a majority of their time getting up close and personal with their patients\u2019 mouths. To ensure their patients are as safe as can be during this pandemic, your dental team<\/a> is adding even more precautionary steps to their already vigorous handwashing routine. Here\u2019s how your dentist in Friendswood is keeping their hands clean to make sure you\u2019re germ-free while you\u2019re under their care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Regular Handwashing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reiterated for the past several months, washing your hands at regular intervals is one of the best ways to protect yourself from germs. However, you must do it correctly in order to achieve the maximum benefits. Your dentist and their team members thoroughly scrub their hands clean with soap and water several times throughout the day, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n