As of May 10, 2020

We have missed each and every one of our patients dearly. We are so excited to get back to work and see everyone’s bright smiles! Transparency, health, and safety for our patients and team members is an essential part of reopening our offices in the midst of COVID-19. As we put ourselves in your shoes, we want to ensure that you are informed and — most importantly — comfortable with receiving care at our office.

If you haven’t been inside our office since March 17th or will be coming in soon, there are additional safety protocols you will experience. While our office has been operating on an emergency basis only during this time, our doctors and teams have been able to dedicate extensive time and effort into implementing the best routines and safety protocols to resume delivering dental care. We are proud of our infection control at Perry Dental, and we are confident that we can continue to provide excellent dental care while still being safe and proactive following the Minnesota Board of Dentistry guidelines and CDC, ADA, and MDA recommendations.

Here is what you can expect at future appointments:

• Our in-person appointments will allow for limited contact. We ask that you come into the office alone for your appointment unless discussed and agreed upon with your dentist or if you have special needs or are a parent/guardian attending with a minor patient.
• We are wearing masks in and out of the office. We ask that you arrive at your appointment wearing a face covering as recommended by the CDC, and removing it when instructed to do so. Non-clinical team members will also be wearing masks throughout the day.
• We are taking the temperatures of all team members and patients as they enter our office and performing health screenings each day.
• A common pre-procedure hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse will be used for all patients at the beginning of appointments.
• Sanitized safety glasses will be provided for patients to use during procedures.
• During your appointment, you may notice a few things that are different:
  • You will see us wearing face shields, higher-level masks, and surgical caps in addition to the masks, safety glasses, gloves, and jackets we have always worn.
  • Less interaction with people – not because we don’t love seeing you!
  • Elimination of unnecessary objects in the room such as decor, signs, model appliances, or other miscellaneous objects.

Read more of our diligent cleaning routines we perform throughout the entire year as well as other successful precautions and COVID-19-sensitive routines that we have established and will continue to perform:

• Restricted access to areas such as waiting rooms
• Reducing the number of staff members that need to physically interact with patients
• Disinfect, wipe down, sanitize, and clean every room, equipment, and tools after every patient to exceed health standards
• Common areas and door handles are being disinfected on a regular basis
• Require team members and patients to stay home when sick
• Require team members to wash or sanitize hands before and after every patient
• Wear CDC-approved PPE which includes: protective jackets, clothing, masks, and gloves
• Requiring patients to arrive at their appointment wearing a face covering as recommended by the CDC (unless they are medically unable), and removing it when instructed to do so once in the patient room

Thank you for your continued support of Perry Dental. You are a huge part of what makes our offices so wonderful, and why we are taking everyone’s safety seriously. If you have any questions, please continue to check this webpage or call our office. Here’s to brighter smiles ahead!