Dear Patient:

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 safety.

Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s 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. We do this to make sure that our infection control procedures are current and adhere to each agency’s recommendations.

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:

• You will be screened for Covid-19 symptoms verbally when you make the appointment over the phone and once you are in the office
• We will make sure there are not more than 2 patients in the waiting room at a given time
• We encourage you to use hand sanitizers as often as possible while in the office and to minimize unnecessary contact with any object in the office. Therefore, we will remove all the magazines and coffee supply.
• We measure your temperature to make sure you don’t have a fever
• We ask you to wear a mask at all time if possible
• We ask you to maintain physical distance (at least 6 feet)
• We disinfect all the surfaces you may have been in contact (chair, pens, door knobs etc) after you leave. We also have added multiple air purifiers approved for clinical settings helping to reduce air pollution and microbes including viruses
• Because we are trying to separate appointments there will be fewer slots offered on a given day

• Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be

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. To make an appointment, please call our office at (571) 363-2244 or visit our website at hometown.dental.

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. Daneshvar and Team