Dentist visits post quarantine

As dentists navigate a way to reopen safely, dental hygienists have fears about going back to work.

HYGIENISTS..HAVE FEARS ABOUT GOING BACK TOWORK.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND JOINS US LIVE RIGHTNOW TO EXPLAIN - HOW YOUR NEXTTRIP TO THE DENTIST - MAY BE ALITTLE DIFFERENT.DR.JOEL STOKES..

AT PERFECTSMILE NEVER CLOSED HISDOORS.HE HAS BEEN OPERATING ONE TOTWO DAYS A WEEK DOING WHATHE CALLS "ESSENTIAL CARE."THE CDC RECOMMENDS THATDENTISTS ONLY TAKE EMERGENCYVISITS RIGHT NOW DENTISTSAND THEIR STAFF..ARE AT HIGH RISK..BECAUSE OF CLOSE PROXIMITY TOPATIENTS..AND SOMETHING CALLED"AEROSOLS" WHICH AREMOISTURE DROPLETS..OFTEN PRODUCED BY THEINSTRUMENTS THAT DENTALHYGENIESTS USE.THOSE DROPLETS HANG IN THEAIR WHICH COULD THENTRANSFER COVID-19 TO ANOTHERPERSON.THAT'S WHY DR.STOKES SAYS THEY ARE NOT DOINGANY ROUTINE HYGIENE VISITS FORNOW AND THEY'RE TAKING EXTRAPRECAUTIONS DURING THEAPPOINTMENTS THEY DO TAKE."WHEN A PATIENT COMES TO THEOFFICE WE TAKE THEIRTEMPERATURE WE GOT THROUGH ANEXT QUESTIONNAIRE TO MAKE SURETHEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACTWITH ANYBODY WE ALSO SOCIALDISTANCE.WE ONLY TREAT ONE PATIENT AT ATIME."THE NEVADA DENTAL HYGIENEASSOCIATION WROTE A LETTERTO GOVERNOR SISOLAK ASKINGHIM TO MANDATE THAT DENTALOFFICES DO NOT OPEN FOR ROUTINECARE.I SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THEAMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENEASSOCATION WHO SAYS DESPITETHE CDC'S RECOMMENDATIONSSOME HYGIENISTS ARE BEING ASKEDTO GO BACK TO WORK."ONE OF MY FEARS IS IS ADENTAL OFFICE ONCE OF THE NEXTBIG OUTBREAKS POINT LIKE WE ARESEEING IN MEAT PACKING PLANTS.I DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD BE THECASE BUT THE CLOSE PROXIMITYTHAT WE WORK WITH PATIENTS INAND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF PPEIN A LOT OF CASES WOULD PUTPEOPLE AT HIGH RISK"THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OFDENTAL EXAMINERS IS THEAUTHORITY FOR DENTISTRY INNEVADA IF YOU FEEL THEEXAMINERS IS THE AUTHORITY FORDENTISTRY IN NEVADA IF YOUFEEL THE DENTIST OFFICE YOUWORK AT OR GO TO IS NOTPRACTICING SAFE MEASURES...THERE IS A COVID-19 NON-COMPLIANCE COMPLAINT FORM ONBOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERSWEBSITE.

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