| IS IT SAFE TO GO TO THE DENTIST? Most respiratory viruses such as Covid-19, as well as the flu and common cold, spread through the air by respiratory droplets, mists and aerosols that come from the mouth. The practice of dentistry uses the dental drill, and hygienist’s cavitron, which create and disseminate aerosols that can spread throughout the dental treatment room. So, How Do We Clean The Air? According to the CDC and the NIH the gold standard for removing harmful bacteria and viruses from the air is to perform treatment in a negative pressure room. This is what is used in infectious disease units in hospitals. To provide the safest environment for dental treatment that we can, we have converted our treatment rooms into negative pressure rooms. We have installed three negative pressure air- scrubbing machines that literally suck the air containing the potentially harmful aerosols out of the treatment rooms, through purifying HEPA air filters and then exhausting it outside. This will keep the air as fresh as possible during treatment, and leave the air as clean as possible for the patients that follow. In addition, each room also has a recirculating UV light air purifier, that will clean the room air eight times each hour. The best way to keep our office infection free is to keep viruses out of our office. Our staff has all been vaccinated against Covid, and we vaccinate to prevent the flu as well. We strongly encourage our patients and everyone to vaccinate as soon as possible. Our office also maintains strict sterilization of all our instruments. Surfaces are disinfected between each patient, and things that can't be heat sterilized are covered with disposable wrap. So, is it safe to go to the dentist? If you are receiving treatment in a negative pressure room with the other CDC guidelines in effect, the answer is probably yes. We are certainly doing everything we can to make it safe. Dr. Mark Freedman 1023 Pulaski Rd East Northport, NY 11731 631-261-2880 |
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