Dear Valued Patients and Friends,

It’s an incredibly busy time of year! Graduation, prom, baseball games – you name it, we are all living in a (somewhat) post COVID era. While it is exciting to finally be getting together again with loved ones, COVID precautions remain in Minnesota medical facilities, including our dental office. We continue to follow guidelines of the Minnesota Department of Health, which includes keeping masks on while in the office, except on the patient while completing dental procedures. We thank you for your understanding and diligence with keeping up with this protocol.

Today's newsletter is full - just like your summer calendar is starting to be! Here you will find our 2022 Eggert Family Dentistry Scholarship recipients, Blog articles about Trauma (including a very special Patient of the Month) and Oral Cancer Awareness, as well as an important announcement regarding missed or canceled dental appointments.
Lastly, if you haven't already scheduled your family's summer recare visits, call our office at the number below or follow this link to schedule online.

Cheers,

Drs. Elizabeth and Jeff Eggert
ο»Ώand the Eggert Family Dentistry Team
651-482-8412
Honoring Our Grads πŸ‘ πŸŽ“
Jonathan
Jonathan is the son of our hygienist, Lea. Jonathan is one of our 2022 Eggert Family Dentistry scholarship recipients! Jonathan is graduating from Mahtomedi High School and will be attending the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, studying Kinesiology/Exercise Science.
Kyle
Kyle is the son of our hygienist Joanna. Kyle is our other 2022 Eggert Family Dentistry Scholarship recipients! Kyle is graduating from Concordia Academy and will attend the University of Utah, majoring in Computer Engineering.
Luke
ο»ΏLuke is the son of Dr. Elizabeth and Dr. Jeff. Luke is graduating from Mounds View High School and will attend Iowa State University, majoring in biochemistry with aspirations to become an oral surgeon!
On the Blog
Oral Care for Cancer Patients
May is oral cancer awareness month. And although oral cancer affects more than 50,000 people each year, regular visits with your dentists at Eggert Family Dentistry can help detect early warning signs.

What to Expect at Your Next Recare Visit
When you think about coming to our dental office for your regular recare visit, you may think that all we do is remove plaque and polish your teeth but we much more than that. Learn more about your next recare and what we look for.

Common Dental Trauma We See During Summer & Ways to Avoid It
As we move outside, go on vacation, and get more active this spring and summer, it’s still important to stay safe. If you have kids, read more about ways to avodi dental trauma and what to do should a dental emergency present itself.

Patient Story
Fixing a Fractured Front Tooth – Tim’s story
Tim broke his front tooth while playing football at the community center on the weekend. See how Dr. Elizabeth was able to fix Tim's fractured tooth when his father called our emergency line and see Tim's after photos!
Eggert Family Dentistry Announcement
Information on Missed Appointments/Late Notice Cancellations
With the busy time of year (and with illnesses, including COVID, still going around), we understand it can be hard to sometimes honor your scheduled dental appointments. We ask, however, that you do all you can to keep your previously scheduled appointments. As you have likely heard, there is a severe shortage of workers throughout the nation. We have been hit especially hard in the dental industry. Every dental office we know, including ours, is understaffed at this time. This means that every appointment is precious and we cannot have appointments go unfilled. When you miss your appointment or even if you give us some notice by way of a cancellation call, it takes us a lot of time to piece things back together. This is time we would much rather devote to providing you with impeccable customer service!

Unfortunately, with all the increased costs for products and labor we have had to bear, we have no other option but to start consistently charging for missed appointments or appointments canceled with late notice. We thank you for your understanding of this matter. We look forward to serving you this summer!
We're Honored to Celebrate All Our Grads and Dads This Month! πŸŽ“πŸ‘¨