COVID UPDATE

We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health.

Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.

Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice to keep patients and staff safe. Our office follows infection control recommendations made by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up-to-date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued. We ask that you please be patient and understand that we will do our best to accommodate your scheduling needs. Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. This might mean that you are offered fewer options than you are used to when scheduling with our office.

During this time, we have implemented additional safety precautions to help protect our patients and staff.

Upon scheduling an appointment, a COVID-19 questionnaire will be emailed to you. Please complete this questionnaire before you arrive at the office. We will postpone treatment for any patient who has experienced or been in contact with anyone who has experienced the following symptoms within 14 days of the scheduled appointment date: Fever, cough, loss of taste and/or smell, flu-like symptoms, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, fatigue or have a pending Covid test due to an exposure.

We ask that patients enter the office unaccompanied, if possible. For those patients who need a guardian to accompany them, we ask that this is limited to a single family member. Every person entering the office is expected to wear a face covering and will have their temperature taken.

Our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, charging stations, children’s toys and so forth, since these items are difficult to clean and disinfect. Clear plastic screens (sneeze guards) have been installed at the front desk to minimize exposure to airborne pathogens.

Our doctor and staff will be wearing all of the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE).

Thank you for being a part of our family dental practice.

We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to seeing each and every one of you!