06/06/2020
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We are open again for all Dental works
Dear Patients,
During this unprecedented time, the team at Bronte Oak Dental has been working hard to put in place new protocols to keep our patients and staff safe. We are currently booking our patients the phone Monday to Friday 9-7 and Saturdays 9-5 starting June 8 th 2020 and Dr. Roya Khoshsar will be providing dental care on as needed basis by appointment only.
Our COVID-19 expanded protocols include:
1. We will not schedule a patient who exhibits any COVID symptoms. Our patients are prescreened according to the last guidelines enforced by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons and the Public Health Department. All patients and staff will have their temperature taken with an infrared contact free thermometer.
2. The staff will sterilize all surfaces a patient, or staff, comes in contact with. Changes in the workplace, like installing plexiglass barriers, staggering shift times, and all Public Health/RCDSO safety guidelines necessary for a safe reopening are been made. The number of people in the waiting room will be limited to a safe number to ensure physical distancing. Patients will enter for their appointment alone, children accompanied only by one parent. The entrance door will be locked. When you have arrived, please call the office and someone will let you in.
3. Our staff members are prescreened daily and they don’t come to work if they have symptoms. Our team will wear masks and protective eyewear at all time.
4. Hand washing/sanitizing is mandatory to all patients. All patients will rinse with 1% hydrogen peroxide prior to any examinations.
5. For aerosol generating procedures, all staff will be equipped with PPE, including N95 masks, caps, gowns, face shields. We have special rooms reserved for these procedures and equipped with ionizers, HEPA and UV-C filters.
6. Our high-speed suction equipment, nitrile rubber dams and other vacuum systems provide a barrier between the patient and staff, capturing and filtering saliva, droplets, and particles resulting from the dental procedure. The protocols and safety precautions we are taking will also maximize your protection against other harmful viruses and bacterial infections. These include hepatitis, HIV, the flu, measles, mumps, rubella, and colds. So please know that coming to our office is now safer than ever and you have no reason to put off your dental treatment.
If you have any questions please contact us at: [email protected].
Wishing health and safety to you and your families,
Dr. Roya Khoshsar and Bronte Oak Dental team