COVID-19 Precautions @ Smile House Dental Clinic
Staff Development Training
Advanced skills and training provided to all team members to prevent protect and enhance their knowledge and preparedness.
No Contact Greetings
No hugs or handshakes are being offered but we will still welcome all our patients warmly.
Pre-Treatment Rinse
We will provide each patient with a pre-treatment oral rinse solution to rinse in your mouth to reduce bacterial count.
Extended Patient Appointments
In an effort to save you time and multiple exposures, we are offering extended appointments. This allows us to do more dental work in a single visit.
Cleaning After Every Appointment
We are super clean as we thoroughly wipe, sanitize, and disinfect all equipment and surfaces in each operatory after every patient.
Face Shields and Barriers
Our clinical team will wear a face shield to protect you and themselves.
Safety Delegate
We have allocated a team member to ensure appropriate safety measures are being followed and that there is appropriate social distancing and all safety concerns are addressed.
Personal Hygiene Precautions
All team members will avoid wearing jewelry to insure proper hygiene.
Virtual Waiting Area
We do our best to avoid letting you wait before your appointment, but in case you had to wait, you can use your car as virtual waiting area.
Hospital-Grade Hand Sanitizing Station
Every patient will be asked to thoroughly disinfect their hands before entering the clinical area of our practice.
CDC-Approved Instrument Sterilization
This is standard procedure at all times, and nothing has changed. Anything that goes near your mouth is heat and pressure cleaned between every use.
HEPA Air Filtration
Our air has never been cleaner. We have added stand-alone air cleaners in each operatory and the waiting area.
Daily Staff Covid-19 Screening
Each member has temperature checks twice throughout the day and all screening questions are answered to ensure optimal health of everyone.
Change PPEs Between Patients
We change even our gowns between the patients to insure maximum cross infection control.
Pre-Screening of Every Patient
A quick health questionnaire and consent form along with a no-touch temperature check will be completed when you arrive at our office.
Social Distancing in Place
few and spaced chairs in our reception area and helpful signs to mark the 6’ spacing.
N95 Masks
Our nice smiles including dentists, assistants and staff will be protected behind NOISH approved N95 Mask at all times.
No Magazines
This may make our reception area much safer as no items available for use by different people