Important information regarding your upcoming appointment in Dr. Blazer’s office.
Face masks are no longer mandatory.
If there has been a change in your dental insurance, please let us know in advance of your appointment.
As much as possible, we continue to minimize direct physical contact other than in treatment areas. If you receive an email from us with a link to update your medical history, please take the opportunity to do it online well before your appointment. This link takes you directly to our secure site, where you can quickly and easily update your information.
Only scheduled patients are allowed in treatment areas. Any family members will be required to wait in the reception area. We have complimentary cold beverages for all patients and guests.
Here are some of the things we continue to do in the office to protect our patients and ourselves:
We know that most viruses are respiratory, transmitted by respiratory droplets that might come in contact with your nose, mouth or eyes. That presents some unique challenges for the dental profession, as the area you have been warned to keep covered is where we need to work.
I would like to share with you precautions we have in place since March of 2020, that continue to keep us all healthy:
- Our reception area has been streamlined, with toys removed for now. We have added a “sneeze barrier” between our front office staff and our reception area.
- Surfaces such as countertops, door handles, reception chair arms, restroom surfaces, etc. will be sanitized regularly throughout the day.
- All staff wear masks at all times, whether they are greeting you in reception, or working in the treatment areas. We hate that we have to keep doing this, because it hides our smiles!
- We have multiple dispensers for hand sanitizer located throughout the office, and we are happy to share!
- We are all “infection control” nerds here (check out my previous blog about what we were already doing for “infection control” well before Covid-19 came on the scene). If you’re the kind of person that has always used hand sanitizer in a restaurant AFTER you’re done touching the menu, or wiped down surfaces on your airplane seat and hotel room before it became fashionable—you’ll fit in just fine here!
With respect to our treatment areas:
- High volume air purifiers have been installed in each treatment room and in the reception area (see photo on left above). These purifiers are designed to completely recirculate the air every 12 minutes. Additionally, fans have been installed behind the head of each chair, to gently direct whatever droplet spray may remain in the air towards the high-powered air purifier.
- In between patients, a medical grade “fogger” is used to sanitize any “aerosol” generated by dental procedures.
- Although we have always worn masks, we have incorporated the use of face shields for the staff.
We are proud of what we do protect our patients and ourselves. I hope that you will feel free to ask questions about what we are doing to protect our patients as well as ourselves. Be well and we look forward to seeing you soon!