Miller and Bounds

To Our Valued Patients, Again, we hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. The latest stay at home order (12/7/20) should not compromise your dental health. Dentist are considered essential workers, and as such, you can and should continue with your scheduled treatment and routine dental care. Dental problems tend to become more involved, more painful and some times more costly the longer they are ignored. Infection control has always been a top priority fo...r our practice, and as previously stated we follow strict infection control measures set by the ADA, CDC, and OSHA. We are in continued compliance with these agencies and regularly review any changes being made, especially due to COVID-19. Here are some of the changes you have, and will continue to, encounter at future appointments: We will communicate with you beforehand to ask some COVID screening questions. We would like you to wait in your car until 5 minutes before your appointed time. YOU MUST BE WEARING A FACEMASK OR FACE COVER TO ENTER THE BUILDING AND OFFICE. Hand sanitizer will be inside the door for your use. Upon arrival, we will take your temperature, and COVID screening questions repeated. We have modified our schedule to minimize wait times and provide proper social distancing. You can rest assured that anyone in the office has already had their temperature taken and screened for COVID, including staff. Our main priority is to protect our patients and staff from the transmission of COVID while we continue to care for your dental health. In addition to the policies and procedures listed above, we will utilize additional protective gear. The hygienist, assistants, and doctor will be wearing a KN95 mask covered by a surgical mask, an isolation gown, face shield, and hair bonnet. We have also made some facility changes to improve the air quality in the office. In April, the HVAC air filtration for the entire building received an upgrade, and in our office, we now have HEPA air filtration units in each room. We have also added external aerosol extraction units. The current high-volume suction you are accustomed to eliminates 95% of aerosols produced, adding the external extraction units will help capture the remaining aerosol. 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, and every patient, safe in our practice. To make an appointment, please call our office at 949-857-1053. Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and look forward to welcoming you at your next visit. Sincerely, Dr. Bounds and Team

Happy Friday! We hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Just a reminder of the things we are doing in our office to keep our patients and staff safe. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, call us at 949.857.1053. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvXTkPYTig

GEARED UP & READY TO SERVE! Miller & Bounds is happy to announce that we are open. Thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time and as we transition into this new normal together. If you missed an appointment, you will receive a call to reschedule or feel free to contact our office at (949) 857-1053. In the meantime we wanted to show you our new office attire! Enhanced personal protection gear is just one of the changes we’ve made for more information on our new policies and procedures to keep our patients and staff safe visit www.millerandbounds.com. Please know that your safety is our top priority. We can’t wait to see you soon and if you have any questions please feel free to call the office at (949) 857-1053.

Dana Leahy, a hygienist with Miller & Bounds since 1990, shares her tips for maintaining oral health at home. Here are the highlights: 1. Brush twice a day. 2. Make sure you get in between your teeth and the back of your teeth. 3. Brush your tongue - plaque lives there too! 4. Be extra thorough with your home oral care - make your teeth a priority.... 5. Wash your hands. Stay healthy and safe and we look forward to seeing you soon. See more

As we come to the end of National Dental Hygienists Week we wanted to acknowledge our wonderful hygienists - Joyce & Dana. They are so passionate about what they do and always provide exceptional patient care. We look forward to celebrating them when we are back in the office! Until then a big thank you to Joyce & Dana for all you do.

We hope everyone is staying home and healthy! We continue to be available for any dental emergencies - just call our office if you need us (949) 857-1053.

To Our Valued Patients, As always, at Miller & Bounds, your health and safety are our top priorities. At this time, we are continuing to follow guidelines provided by the State of California, Center for Disease Control and California Dental Association. Currently, our office is open for emergency patients only. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and follow local, state and federal guidelines. We are taking this week-by-week, and by Thursday we will make a dec...ision about rescheduling next week’s appointments. If you experience a dental emergency please do not hesitate to contact our office at (949) 857-1053. We are truly in this together and wish everyone health and happiness as we continue to move forward through these very challenging times.

Happy Dental Assistant Appreciation week. We sure love our dynamic trio - Shyla, Ying Ying and Maria - they are passionate, kind and dedicated to taking care of our patients. We appreciate all they do!

Smile it's Valentine's Day!

The first Monday of a new decade! Seize the day and get 2020 off to an amazing start!

The first person our patients are greeted by is our fun-loving, hard-working, extraordinary Glenna. After more than three decades here she is retiring! Patients and our referral offices love her as much as we do! It is with sadness that we say goodbye but with joy that we wish her all the best in her future endeavors. She plans to travel, spend more time with her three granddaughters and just simply enjoy her retirement. Wishing our dear Glenna all the very best.

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to all of our current and retired military members who have made so many sacrifices to keep our country safe. Today and everyday we honor you.