We are happy to announce that we are getting ready for Phase 1 of our office re-opening. We are following the guidelines set forth by the governor and by the Massachusetts Dental Society to welcome you back to our office for your most urgent dental needs.
We hope to see our first patients starting on Monday, June 1st. We will contact you soon to schedule an appointment if your treatment needs fall within the guidelines that dictate what procedures we can do during Phase 1 of the re-opening. Preventive services such as routine dental cleanings cannot be done during this Phase. We hope that starting in Phase 2 or Phase 3 we can begin seeing all of our patients because we are missing you.
Please stay tuned to our website and your email boxes for updates. ...
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Dear Patient:
We hope that you and your family are in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to seeing you again. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety and effective and timely communication.
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 designed so that when you receive care, it’s 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 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 agency’s recommendations.
You will see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:
● Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be asked screening questions again when you are in the office according to CDC guidelines.
● We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the office.
● Please wear a mask when you come to the office.
● Our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, children’s toys and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
● Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you’re offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.
● We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time. We would like you to call us when you are in our parking lot, and we will tell you when to come up for your appointment. We request that only the scheduled patient comes to the office except for an adult accompanying a child for the child’s visit.
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice. For the most updated information, please visit our website at www.healthy-mouth.com. If we don’t have your email address, please visit our website and click on the info@healthy-mouth.com link on the top right of the home page and send it to us so that we can keep you informed of changes as they occur. We are all in this together.
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming you back to our practice.
Sincerely,
Drs. Mackler, Siurek, Scollard and Team ...
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Their skulls are separated from their beaks, with an air cushion softening blows. They also have a third eyelid that keeps their eyeballs from flying out of their heads.
These features help keep the woodpecker safe. They also have tongues that wrap all the way around their brains! ...
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