05/07/2020
We're Open!
Thank you so much for your patience and understanding through this difficult time. We've missed all of you and are excited to see you again. We have been busy updating our protocols and things will be a little different for a while. We will be following guidance from the Governor's Office, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the CDC, and OSHA. Our goal is, as it has always been, for everyone to be as safe as possible.
We are doing a phased opening, working out our new protocols as we get back up to full speed.
Dr. McCrea has started seeing patients already and is focusing on patients who had the most urgent needs prior to our shut down. Dr. Vo is returning on Wednesday of next week. Finally, your favorite hygienists, Mayra and Prissy, will be coming back on May 18th.
All of our team have learned the signs of Corona Virus infection, and how to avoid it in their personal lives. Anyone with any symptoms that are questionable will be encouraged to stay home and to be evaluated by medical personnel. We will all be checking everyone's temperature twice daily.
We have been sending out a "Welcome Back" email and text outlining what to do before you come in and what to expect when you get here. There is a link included directing you to a COVID Questionnaire to fill out prior to your appointment. We are asking you come alone if possible since we have had to "Socially Distance" our reception area chairs. We will be asking everyone in the reception area to wear a mask. If the waiting room starts to become full we may need to ask some of the companions to wait in their cars. You will be asked to use alcohol based hand sanitizer in the waiting room. Kris will be wearing a mask and will take your temperature with a no touch, IR thermometer.
Appointments will be spaced out more than usual to minimize contact with other patients. Normally, we are very happy to have you arrive early for your appointments. For now, arriving closer to your actual appointment time will be best. We will try to meet you as you come in and take you straight back to the treatment area. Your assistant will be masked and gowned for your treatment.
In the treatment area you will be asked to rinse with a virus reducing peroxide rinse. I will be gowned up and wearing a mask when I come in as well.
The goal of all these precautions is to minimize the potential spread of Corona Virus from asymptomatic persons to others. We will keep these heightened measures in place until our public health officials advise otherwise.
Thank you for helping us and we look forward to seeing you soon!