07-15-20, 10:13 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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P.S. I went for mammograms and an ultrasound screening over the last week at the local women's center within our town's medical facility and it was really (eerily) quiet as the lab and pharmacy close by lunch time (I was there in the late afternoon). Staff were super friendly and welcoming, hands sanitized, masks issued, elevators empty, the few patients around all very considerate about distancing. Definitely felt safer and cleaner than Trader Joe's (which I still love visiting every other week to stock up on food items my kids consider essential... like granola, nuts and chips!)
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07-23-20, 03:17 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: So Cal
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I go to the dentist every day-actually the periodontist. I work as an RDH (almost 30 years in this practice)
I trained during the AIDS pandemic and everyone follows universal precautions -bloodborne pathogen standard since the 80s. Surface disinfection and sterilization of high contact items and instruments isn’t new. The biggest concern is the air. The ACH (air exchanges per hour) in any building I enter. How many ACH? Do they have a UV light in the HVAC to kill viruses? We are using a HOCL fogger in the office to kill viruses and ‘clean the air’, I have an external H14 multi layer HVE vacuum to attract and suck up aerosols and kill viruses with a UV light. Patients walk in the front door and exit the rear of the surgical office, reducing any unnecessary infractions of social distancing. We also use a preprocesural rinse for the nasopharyngeal area where most viruses reside, when we breathe speak etc we create aerosols. I feel safest at work because I know what it takes to truly be safe. I never felt safe at my other medical providers because their protocol for clean and surface disinfection doesn’t compare to dentistry. I have always cringed with the reuse of a blood pressure cuff (it is never washed) and I have never known an MD to don gloves and a mask for a routine exam.
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07-24-20, 01:16 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)
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That’s where I was at....broke about 2/3 off a molar and didn’t want the whole tooth to collapse and become painful. I’m glad I had it fixed and I felt very safe about it.
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07-24-20, 02:27 PM | |
Join Date: Sep 2016
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I was actually shamed into going. When the office called to confirm I wanted to cancel and asked if others were cancelling also. They told me no so I went.
I don't regret going as they were very careful and they now give you a mouth rinse that kills all germs including covid right after you get seated in the chair along with other safety protocols. |
07-24-20, 05:26 PM | |
VF Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)
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Yes, my office was very careful too....social distancing & plexiglass in the reception area, chairs outside if you needed to wait, staff in full PPE, antiseptic mouth rinse. I felt quite safe, we are fortunate to have a very low number of Covid cases here, but we remain cautious & vigilant. I feel for those living in areas where case numbers continue to be high.
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*~*Pam*~* Certified Level 4 Essentrics Instructor - March 2021 Hatha YTT - 2011 Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down..... "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." Jim Rohn "It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” - Tony Robbins Check out my Instagram account, @fitness.ficti0n.inspirati0n |
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