Trevor Clemons, DDS

09/25/2025

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Fire officials stated three Blue Springs South High School students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

05/10/2025

Can confirm.

Dentists Didn’t Always Wear Gloves.

It took nearly a century—and a global health crisis—for gloves to become standard in dentistry.

Today, gloves are standard in every dental clinic—but this wasn’t always the case.

🧤1889: The Accidental Innovation
It all started in an operating room, not a dental office. Dr. William Halsted, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins, asked for custom rubber gloves—not for infection control, but to protect the hands of his assistant (and future wife), Caroline Hampton, from harsh chemicals.
The result? The first use of medical gloves in history.

🧤Dentistry Lagged Behind…
Through much of the 20th century, dentists rarely used gloves. Procedures were done with bare hands, even during extractions and surgery.

🧤The Turning Point: HIV/AIDS Epidemic (1980s)
As awareness of bloodborne pathogens grew, gloves shifted from optional to essential. By 1989, new CDC and OSHA guidelines enforced universal precautions, making glove use standard in all dental settings.

Today, Gloves are a frontline defense—protecting both practitioner and patient from infection, cross-contamination, and unseen biohazards.

Credit: Dental Daily

05/09/2025

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04/01/2025

And now, we wait.

11/06/2024

FLUORIDATED WATER,

There’s been discussion about ending fluoridated water in our public water supply. While there is plenty of evidence that it has been helpful in avoiding cavities, there is also concern about fluoridated water causing systemic problems in other organs.

I believe that, going forward, you should continue to use fluoridated toothpastes, mouthwashes and getting fluoride treatments at your dentist’s office. Topical fluoride gives you all the benefits of fluoride without the potential downsides.

12/24/2022