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Swinomish Dental

CLINIC HOURS Monday-Thursday, 8am-6pm Friday, 8am-5:30pm CALL (360) 466-3900

To Our Swinomish Dental Families: We are finally ready to get back and see everyone’s smiling faces! We hope this letter finds everyone safe and healthy. The COVID-19 pandemic has managed to affect everyone’s life in some way, and we have all had to make sacrifices in this changed world that we live in.

At the Swinomish Dental Clinic, the health of our patients and our team is our top priority. We are re-opening our office to routine care late June. Our goal is to make this process as smooth as possible, and we thank you for your continued patience during this period. We look forward to rescheduling and seeing all of you that have missed your appointments over the past months.

We will reach out to each of you that have had appointments cancelled and will attempt to reschedule you for a similar day and time. Please keep in mind that our daily patient appointment load will be decreased by more than half to ensure social distancing and accommodate schedules of alternating dental teams. The following are temporary changes and protocols to make your appointment safer.

APPOINTMENTS

» If you or anyone you have come in contact has been sick in the past two weeks, please reschedule. » Please call (360) 466-3900 or text our office from your vehicle upon arriving for your appointment. We will have a team member greet you at the front door when it is time to come in for your appointment. » When entering the clinic, please wear a mask and use the hand sanitizer available. » Everyone that visits our office will be asked a quick set of COVID-19 related screening questions and we will check your temperature. Patients with answers that indicate symptoms or recent exposure to COVID-19 will need to be rescheduled at an appropriate future date and time. The same screening will be completed on each Swinomish Dental Clinic team member on a daily basis. » We have a policy in place limiting visitors. One parent or guardian may accompany a child for appointments. Please bring your own mask to wear while in the office. Please have other family members or friends wait outside or in the car. We appreciate your understanding.

OFFICE

» We will continue following all of the WISHA disinfection and sterilization guidelines. In addition, we will frequently disinfect common areas, door handles, and shared items. » Social distancing guidelines will be maintained in the office. All treatment chairs are positioned at least 6-feet apart. Our waiting room will remain closed.

We truly appreciate your understanding with the new changes in the office as well as the cancellation/ rescheduling of your appointments. We are very excited to get to see you once again and we will try to make that happen as soon as possible. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about our new changes and we will try to accommodate you.