Dental offices to open next week in NE

Dental offices to open next week in NE

NEBRASKA HAVE ONLYBEEN ALLOWED TO DOEMERGENCYSERVICES.BUT THE BAN ONELECTIVE SURGERIESENDS NEXT MONDAY,WHICH MEANS THEOFFICES AREALLOWED TO REOPEN.BUT AS REPORTERJON KIPPER TELLS US,THEY WON'T EXACTLYBE BACK TO NORMAL."DENTISTRY ISPROBABLY NOT GOINGTO GET TURNED ONLIKE A LIGHT SWITCH,IT'S GOING TO BE LIKEA DIMMER SWITCH."DR.KEN TUSHA, PAST-PRESIDENT NDAYOU'RE SOON GOINGTO BE ABLE TO COMEIN FOR A TEETHCLEANING, BUT IT'SNOT GOING TO BELIKE YOUR LASTCHECKUP.DENTAL OFFICES CANOPEN UP STATEWIDEMONDAY, BUT IT MAYBE A DAY OR TWOUNTIL THEY ALLOWCUSTOMERS INSOTHEY TRAIN STAFF.NEW PROTOCOLS AREGOING TO BE USEDSUCH AS A FACESHIELD AND HEADCOVER REQUIREMENTFOR STAFF, NOPATIENTTO PATIENTCONTACT, MOREDETAILEDDISENFECTINGPROCEDURES.ANDPATIENT SCREENINGS."PATIENTS WILL HAVETHEIR TEMPERATURETAKEN WHEN THEYCOME IN AS WELL ASGO THROUGH ANUMBER OFQUESTIONS.AND THEYMAY BE SITTING INTHEIR CAR WHILETHEY'RE DOING THIS,WE MAY BE TALKINGTO THEM ON THEIRCELL PHONES."TUSHAJUST LIKE OTHERBUSINESSES OPENINGUP, GOVERNORRICKETTS SAYS STAFFWHO HAVEUNDERLYING HEALTHCONDITIONSCANREMAIN HOME AND ONUNEMPLOYMENT.AND IF STAFFMEMBERS JUST DON'TFEEL COMFORTABLEOPENING UP YET,THEY CAN REMAINCLOSED."WE'RE ALLOWED TOOPEN UP BUT IT'S NOTA MANDATE THAT WEHAVE TO OPEN ANDWE REALLY FEEL LIKEEACH PRACTICEHASTO MAKE THEIR OWNDECISION."TUSHAIN OMAHA JON KIPPER3NNRICKETTS SAID THATVETERINARIANOFFICES CAN OPENBACK UP AS WELL.WE HAVE AN UPDATE