Dear Friends and Patients,

We hope this 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 routines. While many things have changed in dentistry and health care overall, one thing remains the same: our tireless commitment to your safety. We are happy to announce that we are reopening on June 1^st to serve you.

Infection control and the use of Universal Precautions have always been a top priority in our practice, which you may have noticed during your previous visits. Our infection control procedures are implemented so that when you receive care, it is both safe and comfortable.

At our office, we follow infection control recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We monitor the activities of both agencies in order to stay up to date on any new rulings or guidance which may be issued. We do this to ensure that all of our infection control procedures are current and adhere to the highest standards.

You will notice changes in the office when you arrive at your next appointment. We have implemented these changes to protect our patients and team members.

• Our office will communicate with you before your arrival to ask some screening questions.  Upon arrival we ask that you remain in your car and call us (301 236-9000) and we will let you know when we are ready to see you.

• Our team will be wearing newly recommended Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as improved masks, and face shields.

• We will continue to wipe down surfaces with CDC approved disinfectants and cover high touch areas to eliminate contamination.

• All patients will have their temperature taken when arriving at the office.  We ask that you wear your personal mask when you arrive, and back to the operatory and also at the end of your appointment as you leave the office.

• We will request that you use hand sanitizer upon your arrival. You may notice hand sanitizer at various locations around the office for your convenience.

• You will see that our reception area will no longer have magazines, or children’s toys, as these items are difficult to sanitize and disinfect.

• Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients.   We will allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you as well as reduce the number of people 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 are taking to keep you safe in our practice during this time of COV1D19. Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming you back.

Wishing you all the best,

Dr. Dana Keith and my Wonderful Team