J Douglas Wooddell DDS

06/09/2022

We get a lot of questions from patients about whether drinks such as fruit juices, sports drinks, etc., which can be good for your body, are also good for your teeth. Turns out that the best thing is plain old water!

Water is the best drink for your teeth. Find out why.

06/02/2021

We were just notified that we received an overall Patient Care Rating of 100% in the Washington Consumer Checkbook publication. This also earned us a top recommendation for quality.
Many thanks to our patients for such wonderful ratings and comments!

The feedback we’ve collected from area consumers on their dentists should help you find a dentists who will make you smile. We found substantial differences in ratings from dentist to dentist.

03/04/2021

We feel honored, privileged, and grateful to have been chosen again as a Top Dentist by the Washingtonian Magazine this year. Making this list is always a highlight.
Many thanks to my staff and to my wonderful patients. It’s all about you!

12/31/2020

My entire staff is getting vaccinated for COVID. Because it’s the right thing to do. We want to protect our patients and to be safe. I got mine today!

12/08/2020

A recent study done by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, outlines the success our profession has had in keeping everyone safe during this time of COVID. Dentistry has always been at the forefront of infection control.

https://www.uab.edu/news/research/item/11633-covid-19-rate-among-dentists-less-than-1-percent-uab-co-written-report-finds?fbclid=IwAR0jIjwJZW7jD463zoTfF_KFMeYLml9NTpD12s9yWOZvDMwyVivd866ENyI #.X8o_c_0tRH3.facebook

A national report co-written by a UAB dentist found that dentists who were assumed to be at increased risk of COVID exposure had a less than 1 percent infection rate of COVID-19.

07/08/2020

This is a good article recently published in the Washington Post. Glad to see they recommend that maintaining your dental health is a top priority during the pandemic.

Rethink postponing cancer screenings, dental work, physical therapy, blood tests and emergency room visits.

05/18/2020

Hello everyone!

Now that we have finished up our first week back from the shutdown, we can reflect on some of the new changes in our treatment and protocol that have happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we would like to share these things with you.
Last week was quite a relief for us because we had missed seeing all of our patients over the previous two months. We are fortunate to have so many wonderful patients, and it has been gratifying to hear so many people tell us how glad they are that they are finally able to come see us again.
As for changes in our treatment, when you come in you will notice that we are all wearing even more PPE than before. The most obvious changes are N95 masks and clear facial visors, as well as procedures we have placed to virtually eliminate any risk of exposure to COVID. These procedures include screening all of our patients before the visit, and taking everyone’s temperature at the door to make sure nobody that has any symptoms of COVID is allowed into the office. Finally, we have altered the schedule to allow for extra disinfection/sterilization time between patients.
We have also installed air purifiers throughout the office that filter the air with charcoal and HEPA filters and kill any viruses with UV-C light. These are operating continuously, and these are truly a game-changer.
We want everyone to know that we are totally back in business, and are 100% able to provide care for our patients again. We thank you all for being patient throughout this time of crisis, and of course like everybody else, we hope that the darkest days are already behind us.
We would love to hear from you. As always, we are easily reached by phone at 703-698-9698, or on our website at www.welovehealthysmiles.com

Stay well and we will see you all very soon!

05/05/2020

This is a nice article that outlines dental care during the lockdown.
Good news: we are planning on opening up for more treatment on Monday, May 11.

Visiting the dentist is much riskier than usual, which is why the CDC recommends that dentists put off "elective procedures, surgeries and non-urgent dental visits," allowing only emergency visits.

03/16/2020

An important note to our patients:

Late yesterday evening, the Virginia Dental Association came out with a recommendation for all dentists to voluntarily stop seeing patients for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are complying with this recommendation, so effective 3/17/2020 we will only be seeing patients that have dental emergencies.

Our plan is to remain in the office on a limited schedule so we will be answering phones, etc., during this time.

At this point, our plan is to reopen to all patients on Monday, April 6, 2020.

Please understand that this is an unprecedented situation and as such, it is an ever-changing set of circumstances.

We hope you understand the need for this extra precaution and want you to know that your dental and overall health remains our primary focus.

Thank you and stay safe.

03/13/2020

To our friends and patients: the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing a lot of fear and concern. Much of this is warranted, but not all. I want you to know that all precautions are being taken- just as they always have- and please rest assured that you are safe when you are treated in our office. Please read the following message:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed special recommendations for use in dental offices. Your dentist cares about your safety and works hard to prevent the spread of infection.

06/07/2019

New post (An Interesting New Technology Being Researched to Clean Teeth) has been published on We Love Healthy Smiles

This new technology sounds a little far-fetched, and certainly would need a lot of refining, but it definitely has some interesting applications if it works. In the meantime, keep on brushing and flossing! https://curiosity.com/topics/scientists-have-designed-tiny-robots-that-can-clean-your-teeth-cu...