Dr. Presley-Nelson’s Dental Office is Re-opening!
MAKING IT SAFER FOR YOU!
- We screen patients and staff before and at arrival, for symptoms, possible exposures, and we take temperatures.
- We observe social distancing and use masks.
- We request that all use hand sanitizer, and gargle with a special rinse chairside.
- We have installed a sneeze shield at the front desk.
- All staff take their temperatures daily and practice shelter in place.
- We wear Protective Gear, and practice proper hygiene.
- We have installed 5 large Hepa Filters and one large virus killing Molekule machine, all roaring on high speed all day, changing the air 5 times an hour.
- We have installed a second High Speed Evacuation line in each operatory.
- We have installed suction shields to stop aerosol in the mouth.
- We practice disinfection and cleansing all day long.
- We have removed magazines and toys.
- We read recommendations and research constantly to keep up.
- We are trying hard to be there for your dental health, while keeping as safe as we can.
- We are glad to have you back. View Complete SFDPH recommendations on our website.
Dr. Presley-Nelson, Dr. Fung and Staff.
This beautiful gift basket was delivered to my office by a sweet lady from New Jersey. We had squeezed her in for a dental emergency about a couple weeks before, and fixed her problem.
She was able to finish her vacation here in San Francisco in comfort. Just before she headed home, she took the time to bring this huge basket of goodies to my dental office, along with a long and lovely letter of praise and thanks for myself and my staff.
Acts like this make being a dentist worthwhile ❣️
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CHEWING GUM! Yes or no?
The use of chewing gum as a diet aid or to quit smoking, or to combat the effects of dry mouth, is common.
However, from a dental perspective, the use of chewing gum is NOT a good idea. Even sugarless chewing gum is not recommended.
By the time we eat, speak, laugh, and make other facial expressions and motions, the teeth, the joint and the muscles of our face, head, and neck have gotten quite a work out.
Chewing gum adds unnecessary motion, tension, stress, and wear to our oral structures. Often TMJ symptoms and ruminating tooth pains can disappear when gum chewing is given up. Restorations can be damaged or sucked loose buy gum chewing, and certainly partial dentures can be moved around in destructive ways.
We would advise using sugar-free lemon drops to aid in breaking oral habits, such as smoking and over-eating, and to help with dry mouth issues, and asking for your medications in the form of a patch or a pill instead of chewing gum. Take it easy on your joint, muscles, and teeth! Your oral structures need to last a lifetime.
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Our dental staff loves to celebrate birthdays! For each staff member’s birthday we always bring humorous cards and then we sit at lunch together and read the cards out loud. We enjoy laughing together as a team. Then we eat cake. Sugarless cake of course, Ha ha ha. Actually regular cake but we make sure we are plaque free first. The birthday girl in this picture is Jedahya Hidalgo, our main chair-side assistant. Our dental team hopes all of you dear patients have wonderful birthday celebrations. 😊👍
Plaque control is more important than using toothpaste, because it’s what you remove, not what you rub on that counts.
However, when you DO use toothpaste, this Crest 3D White Brilliance can bring you up a shade or two! Ask us to evaluate your shade at your next dental visit.
Come and see what’s new at your Sunset neighborhood/Parkside dental office here in San Francisco! Every operatory is equipped with new computers, where low radiation digital x-rays can be viewed easily by the patient and the dentist. Intra-oral photographs can give details of needed care for the patient to view, and they can be of help for insurance company documentation. Digital X-rays cut down on radiation and WE HAVE THE THIN KIND, THAT ARE COMFORTABLE IN THE PATIENT’S MOUTH, thinner than even the old fashioned x-rays. Your health is in our best interest. ❤
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