We are excited to have the opportunity to welcome you back! Our office has always utilized personal protective equipment (PPE) that has exceeded all the CDC guidelines, however, in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic we have instituted additional guidelines and protocols to ensure your safety. You will see many changes, as we have new ways of scheduling your appointments and managing your insurance and financial transactions. We ask that if you are not feeling well, please call us in advance to your scheduled appointment.  We will then reschedule your appointment. Below is a list of some of the enhanced precautions we have taken to protect you in addition to extensive team training on infection control and patient management procedures.

• Personalized arrival procedures to guide you from your car directly to treatment rooms to eliminate contacting surfaces.
• Removed magazines and items that can harbor or transfer germs of any kind. Hand sanitizers will be positioned throughout the clinic.
• Providing more education materials to enhance your awareness of health issues related to this pandemic.
• Introduce an oral pre rinse by all patients to reduce exposure to germs.
• Record temperature of every patient upon entering the office.
• Record the temperature of every team member each day at beginning and end of work period.
• Enhanced operatory disinfection procedures of all surfaces between patients.
• Ambient air management with HEPA 13 air filtration continuously in treatment rooms to remove germs from circulating air.
• Enhanced HVAC disinfection with UV light or HEPA Filtration units.
• New personal protection equipment like face shields, gowns, and masks for our doctors and team to provide barriers against the smallest of germs.
• Introduce protocols to reduce or eliminate airborne aerosols during all dental procedures.
• Longer appointment times for you to prepare and complete all appointment tasks and duties in the safest and most comprehensive manner.
• Providing teledentistry services for follow up lab reports or communication that can be done online or through video education.
• We screen each patient with a questionnaire to ensure there has been no contact with Covid-19.
• We ask as a courtesy for patients to please wear a mask until seated in the dental chair.