Patient Protocol for Dental Appointment

When you come to Integrative Dentistry for an appointment, you will notice a few things are different from your last dental experience. When you enter, use the hand wipes on the stand and throw away into the covered trash can. You may sit in the waiting room or go out on the deck and sit in the chair until we are ready.

You will be asked to come back to the treatment room, a bib will be placed and then you will be asked to rinse with a solution of Peroxide 3% and an Iodine product. Rinse for 10-20 seconds and then spit back out in the cup. This is a combination that has been shown to be effective against Rhinovirus and Coronavirus. Don't worry, it's totally natural with no additives, chemicals or alcohol. It doesn't smell or stain and has a minty taste.

Dr. Evans has a new protocol to follow as well. After Dr. Evans greets you, she will excuse herself to go wash her hands and then put on a surgical gown, her N95 mask, and her goggles and protective shield. Then she will put on her gloves in order to treat you. This is to keep everything clean and sterile.

She will then turn on both DentAirVacs, the ‘Elephant Hose’ filters. These are high speed suction and filtration units that whisk the air from the field of the dental work and filter it. This is to prevent aerosols from escaping into the room.

After each visit, our clinical team double wipes all surfaces twice and flushes all lines and equipment. They also remove all instruments, drills, and other tools, and thoroughly sterilize them. We test our sterilizer for each load to make sure everything is totally sterile. The lines are flushed and the air is cleaned with ozone as well.