Safety First: How Your Dentist is Protecting Patients During COVID-19

Dentists always put the health and safety of their patients first. Even outside of the pandemic, dental teams work diligently to create risk-free environments during each and every appointment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, practices are taking the already strict guidelines set by the CDC and setting their safety standards even higher. While the virus can be a scary thing, you can feel confident that the dental office is a completely safe place to be. Read on to learn what precautions your dentist in Dallas is taking to protect their patients and team.

Healthy Teams Mean Healthy Patients

Before the start of business each day, every member of the dental team receives a no-contact temperature check as well as a set of questions to make sure that they have not been recently exposed to the virus. It’s important to ensure that each dental professional, from the dentist to the front desk team, will not spread any diseases to their patients. Each patient will receive this same test before their appointment, keeping everyone safe.

Additionally, they are taking extra steps like changing into and out of their scrubs at the office to avoid outside contamination and avoiding handshakes and hugs for the well-being of their patients. They are also incorporating additional personal protective equipment into their daily practice so that each dentist, hygienist, and assistant will be double-masked at all times.

Safer Waiting Practices

Social distancing is crucial to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. When you make a dental appointment, you want to be around as few people as possible. Fortunately, dental practices are updating their waiting practices to keep you safe and isolated. Rather than coming into the office and waiting around other patients, you are now able to check-in and wait for your appointment directly from your car.

Cleaner Office Conditions

Practices are stepping up their already high sanitation standards due to the pandemic. Each operatory receives a thorough cleaning after each use, as does each dental instrument that is used. Patients can feel confident that each exposed surface in their operatory has been thoroughly disinfected. Practices are also using HEPA air filtration to keep the air clean and free from harmful particles.

The dental office is one of the safest places in your community. Practices are working extremely hard to provide patients with exceptional care in a completely safe environment. You can feel confident that you are in good hands during your next appointment.

About the Author

Dr. Jayme Martinez wants to help his patients live their best lives. He loves using his dentistry to help them achieve optimal oral health and a beautiful smile. A graduate of the Baylor College of Dentistry, he is committed to continuing his education and has taken advanced training in dental sleep medicine, implant dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry. He is involved with prestigious dental organizations such as the American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association. If you’d like to find out more about what he and his team at Kessler Park Dental are doing to keep patients safe during the pandemic, they would love to speak with you. Give the office a call at (682) 305-2784 or shoot them an email.