Safety Measures

1 Training and Educating Our Team

It is important to us that our team is trained and educated.

Our team is trained in proper hand washing. It is the most important thing we can do to prevent spread of disease, and is performed before and after every patient
They are also trained in the proper PPE(personal protective equipment) practices
Any staff member that is not feeling well is told to stay home
All staff member’s temperature is taken at the beginning of the day and will be sent home with a temperature above 100.2 F

2 Patient Interviews and Social Distancing

Before Patient Arrival:

To Promote Social Distancing:

Patients are told to call the office from their car once they arrive so that we can control when patients enter and leave the office
Patients are booked in such a way to limit any possible interaction they may have with each other
If a patient is being accompanied, their escort should wait in the car to limit the number of people in the office (except for a parent accompanying a child)

Safety measures taken upon arrival:

Alcohol based hand sanitizer is made available upon entrance to the office
Patients are asked to wash their hand and rinse with 1% hydrogen peroxide before each appointment

3. Protocols for the Clinical Team

A HEPA filter is installed in the treatment operatory and is run continuously throughout the day
Hand hygiene is performed by all staff before and after all patient contact
PPE is worn by all staff members
After the patient is dismissed all non-disposable medical equipment used for patient care is clean and disinfected and /or sterilized per the manufacturers recommendations and routine cleaning and disinfection procedures are closely followed including applying an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant to frequently touched surfaces and objects for appropriate contact times
All surfaces that were touched by the previous patient are wiped down including door handles and computer keyboards