{"id":101,"date":"2020-03-19T12:19:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T12:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentist-tappan.com\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2020-03-27T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T16:21:30","slug":"treating-patients-in-our-tappan-office-until-further-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentist-tappan.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/19\/treating-patients-in-our-tappan-office-until-further-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Office Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world is grappling with an issue of enormous scale and human impact, and our heart goes out to all who have been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, our office will remain \nopen to serve the patients needing emergency dental work. This is our \nway of helping decrease the amount of people going into the emergency \nrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what we are doing at our office to protect ourselves, our patients and the community from the coronavirus (COVID-19):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. As usual, you will be greeted with a warm welcome, a smile and bottled water (stay hydrated and healthy)<\/li>
  2.  You will be walked to the bathroom so you can rinse with Perioguard and wash your hands. Perioguard (an anti-viral\/anti-bacterial mouthwash)<\/li>
  3. Our welcome room will be limited to 3 or less patients (social distancing)<\/li>
  4. As always, we use universal pre-cautions that goes above and beyond recommended by the CDC and department of health. <\/li>
  5. Clinical team members will be wearing masks and gloves. <\/li>
  6.  Every room is wiped down and sanitized between each patient. All instruments used are either disposable or sterilized.<\/li>
  7. Administrative team members will wipe down and sanitize all touch surfaces common areas between patients.<\/li>
  8. You will be gifted with an 1\/2 bottle of Peiroguard after your appointment.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Patients with the following symptoms will be rescheduled in 1 month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n