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WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH. Here's what we're doing. Frequently touched surfaces such as door handles, chairs, desks and bathrooms are cleaned and disinfected often. Other objects that may be difficult to disinfect, such as magazines, reading material and refreshment stations, may even be removed all together. Your orthodontist might also ask you to brush your teeth at home before coming to the office. When it comes to preventing the spread of disease, rest assured that your orthodontist has always been strict on universal precautions including the use of masks, glasses, gloves, sterile instruments and devices as well as clean and disinfected environmental surfaces. Reschedule your appointment if you're sick Don't bring extra family members to your appointments if Wash your hands often Practice social distancing and avoid close contact Cover your coughs and sneezes it's not necessary Screening and triage questions, waiting in your vehicle versus the waiting room, checking your temperature or asking that you follow social distancing and infection control etiquette may occur. Some orthodontists may recommend against bringing companions to appointments, unless necessary.

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WE'RE SERIOUSABOUT YOURHEALTH.Here's what we're doing.

Added cleaning

Frequently touched surfacessuch as door handles, chairs,desks and bathrooms arecleaned and disinfected often. 

Removing other risks

Other objects that may bedifficult to disinfect, such asmagazines, reading material andrefreshment stations, may evenbe removed all together. Yourorthodontist might also ask youto brush your teeth at homebefore coming to the office.

Wearing our PPE

When it comes to preventing thespread of disease, rest assuredthat your orthodontist has alwaysbeen strict on universalprecautions including the use ofmasks, glasses, gloves, sterileinstruments and devices as wellas clean and disinfectedenvironmental surfaces.

What you can do

Reschedule your appointment if you're sickDon't bring extra family members to your appointments if

Wash your hands oftenPractice social distancing and avoid close contactCover your coughs and sneezes

it's not necessary

A new process

Screening and triage questions,waiting in your vehicle versus thewaiting room, checking yourtemperature or asking that youfollow social distancing andinfection control etiquette mayoccur. Some orthodontists mayrecommend against bringingcompanions to appointments,unless necessary.