Green Valley Dentistry is now open to provide your dental care that has been postponed since March when the governor closed businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things about our daily lives. Your regular visits to the dentist have changed, too.

We are following science-based guidance from the ADA and CDC in addition to the infection control procedures we have always followed, to help protect our patients and staff. Here’s what you can expect at your next appointment.

To help make sure our patients, arriving for their appointments are healthy, our dental office may call you before your appointment and ask you some questions about your current health. We will also repeat these questions when you arrive to make sure nothing has changed.

We ask that you limit the number of people you bring to your appointment. That could mean leaving your children at home or allowing older children to go into the office alone while their parent waits outside during their appointment.

We are asking patients to wear a mask when they come to your appointment. When you arrive at the office, call from your car to let us know you are here. This will reduce the number of people in the office and reduce the amount of time you’re close to other people. When you enter the office, you will have your temperature taken and recorded in your chart.

Inside the office, you may notice things people often touch in the waiting room – like toys or magazines – have been removed. We have hand sanitizer available for you to use and may wipe down items you touch, such as pens, clipboards or furniture.

When you’re in the dental chair, you may notice some things look different from the last time you were here. The dentist may have covered the computer’s keyboard with a disposable cover so it can be easily cleaned between patients, for example. We will be using different protective equipment than we have used at previous appointments. This could include different masks, face shields, and gowns. These additional precautions help protect both you and our dental staff.