Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and our
processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s both safe and
comfortable. 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). You may 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 those same questions again when you are in the
office. We will also be checking your temperature using a non-touch
thermometer.

We ask that you remain in your vehicle and call the office to notify us of
your arrival. Our front desk associate will then provide further
instructions.

We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the
office. You will also find some throughout the office for your use as
needed.

You may see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines or
newspapers since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.

Appointments will be managed 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. That might mean that you’re offered
fewer options for scheduling your appointment.

All of our cleaning appointments will be postponed until June, but we are
open for treatment. We will not be seeing any patients on Saturday until
further notice.

We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions
you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe
in our practice. To make an appointment, please call your local office or
visit our website at www.smiletysons.com. We value your trust and loyalty
and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors, and friends.