We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. 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 agencies' 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 in the office.
# We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you
enter the office. You will also find some in the reception area
and other places in the office for you to use as needed.
# Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing
between patients. That might mean that you're offered fewer
options for scheduling your appointment.
# We will ask that you call from your car when you arrive for your
appointment and we will let you know when we are ready for
you.
When you do come into the office, we will take your
temperature and have you fill out a consent form. We would
also ask that you wear your mask when you come into the
office.
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 contact us at 815-806-1451.
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Great news, the Illinois Department of Public Health just announced that Dental Offices can reopen on Monday May, 11th. Here is part of their news release sent by the Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS):
Dear ISDS Members,
We are excited to announce ISDS has successfully worked with Governor Pritzker’s Administration and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to begin reopening dental offices around the state to more than emergency services. New guidance was released by IDPH this evening at 5:24PM (Friday, May 8, 2020).
Starting Monday, May 11, IDPH recommends “oral health providers resume provision of routine oral and dental care consistent with this guidance for minimizing risk of transmission of COVID-19 in an oral healthcare setting.”
State-of-the-art dental practice is seeking a dental assistant who is an enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude. We offer full-time hours (Monday and Tuesday 8am-5pm, Wednesday and Thursday 12pm-8pm, Fridays as needed) including medical, vacation and holiday benefits. We require 2 years minimum experience in a dental office; knowledge of Eaglesoft is a plus. Salary will be determined by experience. If you are interested in joining a great team, please contact our office at 815-806-1451.
ERIC KLEIN - DENTAL BOUTIQUE
Dental Assistant
Have you used your dental benefits for 2020? Less then 2 months left in the year.. Do it now before time runs out!
Call today to get scheduled for your appointment! (815) 806-1451
Happy Birthday to the best Dentist in town! We hope this year is filled with the best!
