Coronavirus (Covid-19) Precautions & Safety Guidelines and the new normal in Dentistry

Universal Safety Precautions will always be the best protocol in any dental practice. We are proud to say that dentistry is one of the few medical fields that has been using PPEs while working on our patients. Except for the N95 mask where we used surgical mask, all the rest of the PPEs has been familiar to the dental world.

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  >Dr. Jeff Velasquez  was a Registered Respiratory Therapist before he became a dentist? He was helping treat ventilator patients  in the ICUs. We know the importance of infection control, respiratory and universal precaution.

​As we adjust and adopt, when we do aerosol producing dental procedures, our office added devices like external chairside aerosols dental ​suction and air purifiers with hepa filters for negative air flow in the room. Also, when we clean and sanitize the opertories after each patient, we now use Disinfectant Fogger and Sanitizing Sprayer for the whole room that's eco-friendly but kills viruses. Additionally, hand sanitizers are available in every rooms for our patients. 

As we follow & comply to the state mandate and to all the CDC, CDA (California Dental Association), and OSHA (occupational Safety & Health Administration)  Guidelines & Protocols, our office is exercising this extra precautions as one of the new normal that our emergency/patients have to follow during their visit to Jeff Velasquez DDS, Long Beach Dentist.

• BODY TEMPERATURE IS CHECKED:

Patients are ask to text us when they arrive & wait in their car for our response while waiting for the appointment time so we can meet them at the door for temperature check. 

• WAITING ROOM 6 FT. PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS OBSERVED:

For Minor Patients, we allow only 1 parent/guardian with them. For adult patients coming with their friend/s, we inform them prior to the visit to have their friend/s wait in their car to avoid crowding the waiting room. 

• WEARING PERSONAL MASK AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN BEING TREATED OR IN THE TREATMENT ROOM.

Because safety is our number 1 priority for our patients & for all of us, we follow & comply;  and we adjust & adopt on changes. Thank you to our patients who are the CORE of our practice and thank you for visiting our website. 

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