COVID-19 Safety Measures

The most important thing to us here at Modern Smile Dentistry is yours and your family’s safety. Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone in our community has experienced the hardships associated with this pandemic. While the numbers continue to drop and the sensation of normality is once again upon us, we still strive to keep everyone; patients and team members alike, as safe as possible by taking every precaution recommended by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), ADA (American Dental Association), CDA (California Dental Association) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration).

“We give you a reason to smile!”

Patient and Team Member Safety

We strive to create a safe environment for everyone who visits our office for dental services, so we take infection control very seriously and take every measure recommended by the CDC to assure this. We stay up to date as the recommendations change with this ever-evolving pandemic to follow all the guidelines and rulings. We will try and accommodate every patient and team member alike to make sure they feel safe. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call (805-934-4000) or email us (ModernSmileDentistry@Gmail.com).

A dental assistant in full body protective gown to protect patients from COVID-19

What Steps Are Taken to Protect Patients and Team Members?

A temperature reading will be performed to confirm the person is not experiencing any sort of fever. Currently, we are only accepting patients and team members whose temperatures are below 100.4 *F.

Before anyone enters the premises, a COVID-19 questionaries will be asked to assure the safety inside the dental office.

Proper sanitization of every room and surface to prevent the spread of any disease.

We ask patient’s family members and friends who are accompanying them, to wait outside or in their car while the patient is being treated.

We ask patients to submit their patient paperwork online, or fill their paperwork at home, to reduce the number of patients in the waiting area.

We currently require social distancing by limiting the number of patients in the waiting room. Moreover, we try and keep doors and windows open, when allowed, to promote movement of free air.

We have removed content from the office which can transfer bacteria and viruses to other people such magazines and other items that cannot be sanitized.

We mandate that every member wear a mask as well as proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) per their assigned tasks.

Masks that are used to protect patients from COVID-19

What Should I do to Protect Myself?

One thing we always ask our patients is to, present with a proper mask when entering the premises. This includes surgical masks, N95, KN95. Please refrain from neck gators and clothes as a form of masks. Moreover, we ask you to leave the mask on until asked to remove for consultation, exam or treatment purposes.

We try and keep you as well as ourselves safe by mandating proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to be used by every team member.

If you have any questions, concerns, or would like clarifications about our COVID-19 protocol and policies, please do not hesitate to contact us as your safety and comfort is our #1 priority.

Resources:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.ada.org/resources/coronavirus

https://www.cda.org/Home/Resource-Library/COVID-19

https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets2

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Nearby/index.html?appid=43118dc0d5d348d8ab20a81967a15401

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCoV2019.aspx