A “greeter” (sterilization tech) from the office will escort the patient directly to the treatment area/chair (after hand sanitizer).Patient must be cleared by the Office Administrator to enter the Dental Office. The temperature of every patient will be taken before they come into the office.Protective gear, mask and gloves will be provided.Proper Patient protection will be at the door for the patient to put on before entering the office.The Parent/Guardian will “Hand-Off” their minor child to the dental auxiliary at the door.Only the patient is allowed in the office.The patient (if a minor) will be escorted to the office door by the parent/guardian.The Patient and/or their Guardian/Parent will wait in the car until the office calls the patient into the office.Patients and/or their Parent/Guardian “Check-In” from their car upon arrival at the office.This includes a mask, gown, gloves, face shield and shoe covering.Īll patients must be called prior to their office in order to inform them of the mandatory protocols You are simply protecting yourself, your team and your patients. You are not diagnosing or recommending medical steps to the patient based on temperature. Take Patient Temperatures: Most difficult for dentists.They are responsible for sanitizing all areas of concern. A roaming dental assistant is most qualified for this new job. Sanitization Technician / Environmental Dental Assistant: A new dental position.Dental Hygienists should have an dental assistant help them and use a high volume ejector (HVE) for hygiene procedures. Contain all Aerosol Spray: Use rubber dam to contain spray.Dental Supply Deliveries: All supply deliveries from package carriers or dental suppliers must be accepted outside and sanitized once in practice.Dental display models, flyers, brochures, nightguard samples, implant displays, etc. Remove Non-essential Items: Any non-clinical items should be stored.They can assist patients to the front door and hand-off to Sanitization / Disinfection Technician. Spouses, friends caregivers and parents need to wait outside. Office Entry Restricted: Only patients may enter office for appointment.Patients wait to be called-in for an appointment once the previous patient is gone and sanitation is complete. Modified Patient Check-In: Reception room is closed.
Ask if patient has any symptoms of fever.
Here are 10 points to consider and implement to protect yourself, your team and your patients. In the meantime, dental practices and dentists need to prepare for the new polices they will need to put into place to begin seeing patient’s again. The proper time to reopen involves many factors.Īll these factors need to be considered before the decision to reopen or “soft” reopen is made. This will lead to poorer health over time since good oral hygiene is directly linked to better overall health.Īs dentists, we need to prepare for a new “future” in dentistry for the time being. Beyond the devastation to people’s health and well being, dental offices are experiencing complete shutdowns in some places. The COVID virus has been extremely difficult for all of us.
#OPEN DENTAL TREATMENT PLAN HOW TO#
As we learn how to treat patients within our new circumstances, offices should expect to return to a full schedule. Every practice is unique and their solution will be as well. We offer these guidelines for the initial phase of each practice’s “soft launch”. The guidelines listed below are general recommendations for dental offices to consider as they design and implement their own protocols.
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