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Owings Mills Dentist Office Offers Tools During Coronavirus

While its office is closed except for dental emergencies, Crossroads Dental Arts is offering oral health care kits for community members.

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“If patients are not able to come to the dentist, the plaque accumulation and gum disease can affect their overall health,” Dr. Block Rief said. “We want to help our patients before it becomes too late.”
“If patients are not able to come to the dentist, the plaque accumulation and gum disease can affect their overall health,” Dr. Block Rief said. “We want to help our patients before it becomes too late.” (WJZ)

OWINGS MILLS, MD — We have all had to postpone routine appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic, that includes getting our teeth cleaned. When Dr. Joanne Block Rief was forced to close her Owings Mills dental practice on March 19 she said some of her patients were in mid-treatment.

"Because we weren’t able to finish their treatment, they’re starting to have problems," she said. "And we have to decide are these problems emergencies."

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