ATTENTION PATIENTS:
As we begin reopening our office, there are some new procedures we would like to make you aware of in an effort to do all we can to keep you, our staff and our community safe.
1. If you are ill, have a fever above 99.5, have a sore throat, have difficulty breathing or have been exposed to someone with the Flu or Coronavirus please do not enter the building and call us to reschedule.
2. If you can call us from your car, we will let you know if we are ready to take you to the treatment room.
3. Please respect proper social distancing and if you are not the person being cared for, we ask that you wait in your car to reduce the number of people in our waiting room.
4. We will ask that you use our hand sanitizer and fill out a short health questionnaire.
In the best interest of our patients, we will be following the ADA guidelines and will be seeing emergency patients only for the next 3 weeks. We will be contacting patients to reschedule appointments.
We hope to be back to business as usual on April 6th. Here is what the ADA has to say:
The ADA is recommending that dentists nationwide postpone elective procedures in response to the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, across the country.
“The American Dental Association recognizes the unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances dentists and all health care professionals face related to growing concern about COVID-19,” according to the March 16 statement from ADA President Chad P. Gehani. “The ADA is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of the public and the dental team. In order for dentistry to do its part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the ADA recommends dentists nationwide postpone elective procedures for the next three weeks. Concentrating on emergency dental care will allow us to care for our emergency patients and alleviate the burden that dental emergencies would place on hospital emergency departments.
“As health care professionals, it is up to dentists to make well-informed decisions about their patients and practices. The ADA is committed to providing the latest information to the profession in a useful and timely manner. The ADA is continually evaluating and will update its recommendation on an ongoing basis as new information becomes available. Please visit ADA.org/virus for the latest information. If you have questions that are not answered by the FAQ posted at ADA.org/virus, please email MSC@ada.org.”
COVID-19, which is now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and infections have been reported in 151 countries, including the U.S. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in animals and people, causing the common cold or more severe illnesses, such as SARS and MERS.
As of March 16, there have been 3,487 cases in the U.S., according to the CDC. As of March 16, there have been 167,511 cases globally, according to the World Health Organization.
Infectious Diseases 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Dentists are urged to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for current insight on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Infectious Diseases 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Dentists are urged to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for current insight on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Infectious Diseases 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Dentists are urged to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for current insight on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
See more at
success.ada.org
Here is a link to activity/coloring pages
https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/resources/activity-sheets/workshop?utm_source=adaorg&utm_medium=adanews&utm_campaign=hermey
MOUTHHEALTHY.ORG
Hermey the Elf: Holiday Teeth Tips and Activities - American Dental Association
Click the link to find activity sheets!
https://www.mouthhealthy.org/~/media/MouthHealthy/Files/Resources/ActivitySheets/Holidays/Workshop/Eng_Hermey_BrushingChart_2016.pdf
MOUTHHEALTHY.ORG
www.mouthhealthy.org
HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Dr.'s Bardonner and ZenFitness!
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