COVID-19 UPDATE

The safety of Wake Dental Care's patients and employees is of the utmost importance to us. We are closely following the CDC and ADA guidelines as they continue to be updated regularly. Read below to see what we are doing to promote a safe environment.

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ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES

Following the ADA and CDC guidelines for dental offices, employees with direct patient contact will be wearing masks, safety glasses/loupes, and/or face shields. We are changing our surgical jackets frequently throughout the day and in some circumstances, we will be wearing disposable gowns. All employees are practicing social distancing while in the office and have been asked to practice excellent social distancing while not in the office. Please let us know if any special accommodations are needed.

EMPLOYEE VACCINATION INFORMATION

As vaccinations continue to be distributed to more and more members of the American workforce, one of the recurring questions we are getting  concerns how to respond to patients who ask about whether or not your team has been vaccinated. In response to such a question, it’s important to remember that employee personal health information is protected in just the same way as your patients’ health information. Therefore, it is generally not a good idea to offer information to your patients that might expose any of your employees’ inability (or unwillingness) to get vaccinated.

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ATTENTION TO OUR FACILITY

A glass barrier was added to the front desk area to protect both employees and patients during check-in and check-out procedures. We upgraded our payment options to include some touchless options.

PLUS, SURGICALLY CLEAN AIR

Finally, we've made a conscious effort to clean the air in the office, even though this is not a requirement. We've installed a Surgically Clean Air Jade unit in each of the six operatories along with the waiting room. These are top of the line air purification units that use a HEPA filter, carbon filter, and UV light to minimize the aerosols and clean the air. In addition, we installed a Reme Halo unit in both of the HVAC units which ionizes the air running through our ductwork and exposes it to UV light. Here are videos of these specialized air purifiers.