COVID-19 Precautions

As we all know  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 do this to make sure that our infection control procedures are current and adhere to each agency’s recommendations.

You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:

• Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be asked those same questions again when you are here in the office.
• We have hand sanitizer by the door and ask that you use it when you enter the office. You will also find some at the front desk and other places in the office.
• We are asking patents and employees screening questions when they come in and check their temperatures. We are not treating anyone with fever above 99.9 F    or any upper respiratory tract symptoms
• You will see that our waiting room will  no longer offer magazines, children’s toys and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.  The coffee has also been removed. (sorry)
• Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you are offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.
• We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time.   
• We are using high speed suction systems in patient’s mouth in addition to the suction we were using before to prevent aerosols from generating to prevent cross contamination

We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice. To make an appointment, please call our office (740) 548-5700

Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.