AN UPDATE REGARDING COVID-19
Dearest Patients,
We hope you are all in good health and are safe! Our community has been through a lot over the last several months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.
Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it is both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice to keep patients and staff safe.
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). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up-to-date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued. We do this to make sure that our infection control procedures are current and adhere to each agencies’recommendations.
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 or you may be directed to answer those questions at our website. You will be asked those same health questions again when you are in the office. Fill out the form online by clicking here.
We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the office. You will find this in the reception area and other places in the office for you to use as needed.
You may see that our reception area will no longer offer magazines, children’s toys, and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. We offer two waiting rooms for maximum social distancing. You may be asked to come alone, or only bring those having dental appointments, or to stagger the arrival of your family members for their appointments.
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 at Cottage Dental. To make an appointment, please call our office.
Thank you for being our patient! We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Dr. Fred Luedtke
