123 W. Willow Street Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Patient Safety Update and Guidelines
I am pleased to inform you that our dental office resumed routine dental care on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. All of us are pleased to return to some semblance of our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.
In order to prevent the spread of disease, including the COVID-19 virus, I am reminding you that we sterilize all our dental instruments, disinfect all areas of our office, and comply with the infection control guidelines set forth by the WI Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To that end, we have made the following changes to expect at your appointment:
- Our office will communicate with you beforehand and ask some screening questions (a sample is available by clicking HERE). You will be asked those same questions when you are in the office and sign a consent form.
- To allow for social distancing, appointments will be managed to allow greater time between patients. Our goal is to reduce waiting times.
- Wearing a mask or face covering is optional. If you do not have a mask or facial covering, and you want one, we will provide you one when you arrive.
- We ask that you use hand sanitizer inside the front door when you enter the office.
- Your temperature will be taken with an infrared thermometer before entering the office. If your temperature is 100.0° or higher, we may ask you to reschedule your appointment.
- We remind you to properly cover a cough or a sneeze into your arm.
- We ask that persons accompanying patients (children, parents, caregivers, drivers, etc) adhere to these same protocols. If they are sick, please leave them outside or at home.
- Hand sanitizer and tissues are readily available throughout the office.
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, our staff, and every patient safe in our practice.
To request an appointment, please call our office at (715) 723-5688 or send inquiries through this website.
These are good changes for all of us. Thank you for your patience and loyalty as we move forward.
Sincerely,
Kent L. Vandehaar, D.D.S.
