Letter From Dr. Starks
May 14, 2020
Dear Patients,
We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few 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 health and safety.
Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice. Our goal is to ensure that your care 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.
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:
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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.
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We have hand sanitizer and masks available when you enter the office. You will also find some in the reception area and other places in the office for you to use as needed.
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You may see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, children's toys and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
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Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you're offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.
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We will do our best 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. |
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.
We expect to begin seeing patients in the office starting on May 19th. Our plan is to phase into a full schedule according to the recommendations set by The Washington State Department of Health and The Washington State Dental Association. To make an appointment, please call our office at (206) 623-7783 or visit our website at https://www.northdowntownseattledental.com
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Sincerely,
Dr. John Starks
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