Extensive COVID-19 Safety Measures

To protect the breathing zone around the patient during aerosol-generating dental procedures, we use high-velocity suction handpieces. This is the norm in most dental offices.

The ductwork within our walls was designed to include air returns in the rear of each treatment and hygiene room–as recommended by the recent CDC…Opens a new window to the CDC website… Guidance for Dental Settings–to pull aerosols away from patients, staff, and the rest of the office. In most buildings and homes, there are many air supply vents, but far fewer air return vents, so air is pulled throughout the building toward the more centralized air return(s). The CDC advised that “ventilation systems that provide air movement in a clean-to-less-clean flow direction reduce the distribution of contaminants and are better at protecting staff and patients.”