Wendy Lu, DDS

Norway has a brilliant way to get people to recycle more. From ATTN:

Feeling motivated and keeping things in perspective...

Looks like our patients are more comfortable coming to visit us than to go shopping

Whitening done in 30 minutes!

Dental Visits Are Safe, Remain Essential Insider (9/18, Michelson) said, Yes, it’s safe to go to the dentist. The article explained that there has been no evidence of coronavirus transmission in dental offices since many reopened in May, and dental offices have safety precautions in place to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Our first job is to be sure that our patients are safe, ADA President Chad P. Gehani told Insider. If we di...d not think that the patients were safe, we simply would not go to the office at all. We would not have even done the emergency care in the months of March, April, and May. In an opinion piece for the Bangor (ME) Daily News (9/22), Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, a former ADA vice president and past president of the Maine Dental Association, said that since the coronavirus pandemic began, there still isn’t a single known case of transmission of coronavirus in a dental setting between a patient and dental staff member, which he attributes to adherence to strict infection control guidelines that have long been in place in dental offices. Dr. Shenkin added that dental offices are one of the safest health care facilities for the public to be, and dental care should remain an essential health care service as the pandemic continues. The Daily Targum (NJ) (9/22, Chung) reported that dental visits are safe during the pandemic due to the safety protocols in place, said Dr. Cecile Feldman, dean of Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. For decades, we’ve been very particular with regard to the personal protective equipment that we use, Dr. Feldman said. And all the evidence shows that if you’re using the right protective equipment, people are protected. Dr. Feldman also emphasized the importance of continuing to receive dental care at this time. In addition, Consumer Reports (9/18, Loria) said that when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in the U.S. last spring, many families skipped or postponed vaccines and medical and dental care visits. Consumer Reports said, Though COVID-19 is still spreading, catching up is critical. To access the ADA’s Return to Work Interim Guidance toolkit, which recommends measures to take to help protect patients, staff and dentists from COVID-19 as dental practices re-engage in providing the full range of oral health care, visit ADA.org/returntowork. Information for the public on what to expect as dental offices reopen may be found on ADA’s consumer website MouthHealthy.org, and The Journal of the American Dental Association has a For the Patient page, Protecting You During Your Dental Visit. And the Patient Return Resource Center offers exclusive resources for ADA members to support dentists in communicating with patients about returning to the dentist. See more

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