TCD Safety Protocols

Streamlined arrival procedures to minimize contacting surfaces.

Maintain distancing in the reception area for everyone, including caregivers and parents of minors if they cannot wait in a vehicle.

Removed magazines and items that can harbor or transfer germs of any kind. Hand sanitizers will be positioned throughout the clinic.

We require a mask to be worn by ALL patients, caregivers, and team members upon entering the office.

Installed droplet barriers at all reception areas.

Require hand washing and hand sanitizing before all appointments by our team and by our patients.

Introduce an oral pre-rinse by all patients to reduce exposure to germs.

Require all team members to undergo periodic testing for COVID-19 and antibodies for the earliest detection of exposure should it exist.

Record temperatures of every patient upon entering the office.

Enhanced operatory disinfection procedures of all surfaces between patients.

Ambient air management with HEPA 13 air filtration continuously in treatment rooms and common areas to remove germs from circulating air.

New personal protection equipment like visors, gowns and masks for our team to provide barriers against the smallest of germs.

Introduce protocols to reduce or eliminate airborne aerosols during all dental procedures.

Enhanced nightly disinfection procedures of office fixtures and equipment with a fogging device utilizing Hypochlorous Acid, an effective disinfectant the EPA lists effective against human coronavirus and considered safe in and on food.