6 Ways Your Dentist Prepares for Your Visit in COVID-19

Previously, your dental team would wash their hands, put on a clean pair of gloves, and be ready for your appointment. However, to keep you as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, much more goes into preparing for your dental visit. In fact, your dental team is working hard to safeguard your health before you even arrive to the office. Here’s what your Frisco, TX emergency dentist is doing to prepare for your appointment during COVID-19.

1.) Advanced COVID-19 Training

Before reopening their practice, every team member completes additional COVID-19 awareness and prevention training. This new information on effective infective control processes keeps your dental team as up to date and prepared as possible to provide safe treatment during the pandemic.

2.) Daily Health Checks for Team Members

Every team member’s day at the office starts with a quick health check, which includes:

• A no-touch temperature check.
• Health and symptom questionnaire.
• 20-30 seconds of handwashing.

3.) Sequenced Patient Scheduling

When you call to make your appointment, you may find that you’re offered fewer options than before. Your Frisco dentist is seeing fewer patients in order to allocate more time between visits for coming, going, and cleaning.

4.) Enhanced Working Wardrobe

To enhance their working wardrobe, your dental team will be wearing personal protective equipment that you may not have seen before, like:

• N95 and ASTM level three masks.
• Clear plastic visors called face shields.
• Disposable, protective coats and hats.

5.) Changes to the Reception Area

COVID-19 can survive on a variety of surfaces for hours or days at a time. To limit the number of frequently touched objects, magazines, toys, and other activities have been removed from the reception area.

6.) New Routines Before Your Treatment

Once you arrive to the office, your dental team will help you prepare for your appointment as well. Before you can enter the clinical area, they’ll ask you to:

• Complete a quick health questionnaire and no-touch temperature check.
• Disinfect your hands with the provided hospital-grade hand sanitizer.
• Rinse your mouth out with an antimicrobial mouthwash to reduce bacteria.

COVID-19 may have changed what your routine dental visits look like, but it hasn’t changed your dentist’s commitment to your overall health. If you need to visit them for dental care after weeks in quarantine, you can feel confident that your smile is in good, clean, and fully prepared hands.

About the Author

Dr. Marco Caballeros of On Point Dentistry is committed to providing respectful, compassionate, and excellent dentistry for the smiles of Carrolton and Frisco, TX. He and his team have always met and exceeded the ambitious sanitation standards set forth by both the American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In these unusual times, he has added an additional 17 infection control protocols to safeguard his patients, staff, and community during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach him via his website or at (469) 476-4092.