Infection Control

A return to being able to see our faces

Today Dr. Mulligan made the decision to return to pre-Covid policies regarding masking in our office. This is a natural follow-up to the change made slightly more than a month ago when we stopped requiring patients to wear masks into the building. Generally, this means that our staff will be greeting patients without masks again […]

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Covid Pandemic – Phase 2

As we move into this next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic where the majority of our patients (and the general population) are fully vaccinated, Dr. Mulligan and Dr. Amble have made some changes to the procedures we have in place for Covid-19. The changes were made with much thought, discussion among ourselves, and review of

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Your dental health experience in the time of Covid-19

Are you still nervous about Covid-19? If you are, that’s good, it’s pretty clear we should all be acting with some caution. However, you don’t have to be nervous about going to the dentist. Dr. Amble and his staff have always been knowledgeable and diligent when it comes to infection control. When the Covid-19 pandemic

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Covid-19 room sterilization and pre-appointment safety set-up.

Dental Office Safe Practices During Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic brought many changes to life around the world, not to mention the dental office. The virus is here to stay and so far there’s no vaccine; however, necessity is the mother of invention. Three of the things we know are: 1. Healthy teeth, gums, and mouths are necessary to lead your best

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Oh what a difference a month makes

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (St. Patrick’s Day) we closed our doors in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. At the time we hoped we didn’t have to stay closed for more than a couple of weeks. As we all know, weeks turned to months and we finally reopened on May 18, 2020 (the day

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Re-opening in the face of Covid-19

It has been two months since the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Minnesota Governor closed all dental offices to procedures other than dental urgencies. In those two months Dr. Amble and his staff reviewed information and recommendations from the Minnesota Governor’s office, Minnesota Board of Dentistry, ADA, MDA, CDC,

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