Covid-19 protocol

Open for essential, urgent and emergency dental care

COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions across the U.S. Borders with Mexico

  • The United States will temporarily limit inbound land border crossings from Mexico to “essential travel”
  • This action does not prevent U.S. citizens or legal residents from returning home.
  • Who is considered an “essential” traveler?
    • Citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to the United States.
    • Individuals traveling for medical purposes (Dental included)

Sars-Cov-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus) It is thought to be spread primarily through respiratory droplets when infected person coughs or sneezes.

Common symptoms are fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and head aches. Patients maybe able to spread while presymptomatic or asymptomatic state. Symptoms can appear as few as 2 days and as long as 14 days after exposure.

Its possible for person to get Covid-19 by touching surface with virus on it and then touching there own face (mouth, nose or eyes) but this is not the primary way of spread.

We follow the guidance from:

Interim management for emergency and urgent dental care provided by the ADA (American Dental Association)

As well as the guidance for workplace Covid-19 by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) US Department of labor.

Cleaning and disinfecting with EPA (Environmental Protective Agency) approved disinfectants against emergent viral pathogens.

Important patient information

If you or family member are sick (fever, cough, shortness of breath, head ache) or have been in contact/exposed to person with known or suspected Covid-19 you should stay home, self quarantine and contact physician for possible Covid-19.

Basic measures:

-Frequently wash hands or use alcohol based sanitizing gel after touching any surface

-It is advised to wear protective face mask in public places and don’t touch face

-Patient should attend appointment alone, promoting social distancing (6 ft), if accompanied, companion should wait in car or in outdoor green area to prevent gatherings.

-Patients that resolved Covid-19 infection can have dental procedures at least 5 days after symptoms resolve.

 

Dental clinic measures

We have limited our practice to essential, urgent and emergency dental care for patients with no symptoms.

Less operating hours due to emphasizing on cleaning and disinfecting between patients, taking preventive measures to ensure clean work area.

Doctors work with protective clothing and equipment to avoid possible disease spread patient-doctor/doctor-patient.

Disposable physical barriers on all contact surfaces

High volume ejectors

These measures are taken in addition to our regular high standards of cleaning and sterilization of our dental instruments. With the use of ultrasonic cleaning and autoclave sterilization.