Springwoods Village Dental Covid-19 Policy
Springwoods Village Dental Covid-19 Policy: 2020, 2021
Dear Springwoods Village Dental Family,
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 is 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.
Because our office is located in CHI St Luke’s, it has always been equipped with medical grade air filtration with UV light sources to clean the air throughout the day. We have purchased additional operatory air filtration units that will completely filter the air in the operatory in less than 15 minutes. We also have extra suctioning devices to reduce the amount of aerosols.
- Upon arrival to CHI. St Luke’s, they will ask you several screening question, take your temperature and provide hand sanitizer for you.
- Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You will be asked those same questions again when you are in the office.
- We are also requiring facial coverings (masks, bandana or any type of facial covering) for appointments. If you do not have one, please let us know when you schedule your appointment so we can have something ready for you as soon as you arrive.
- We are scheduling the appointments spaced further apart and ask that you show up to your appointment at your scheduled time. If you are early, please call us while you are in the parking lot and we will let you know if we are already for you to come in early.
- You may see that our reception area will no longer offer magazines or refreshments or snacks to reduce contact.
- Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients and we ask not to bring anyone with you to your appointment. If the appointment is for a minor, one parent or legal guardian will be able to be present.
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 call our office at 281-547-0101 or use our online appoinment form on this website.
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Sincerely,
Dr. Christina Clark and Team
*Policy Subject to change