COVID - 19 Pandemic
This COVID - 19 Pandemic has changed the world as know it. It has changed the way we practice dentistry. As a periodontal surgeon I have learned the importance of keeping a very clean practice. This is especially true when performing any type of oral surgery. In my practice before this Corona pandemic I would ensure that I use sterile technique in all of my surgeries. I would make sure that my assistant and I are on the same page of sterile set up and they would see my frustration when sterile technique is not followed. However adding the pandemic into the mix I am now looking into more and more ways of battling the microscopic enemy. All patients now are required to go through several screenings for possible covid-19 infection. We have each patient get their temperature read prior to going into the back clinic. Everyone is also required to fill out a screening worksheet provided by the ADA in order to decrease the risk of a possibl...