Hygenist concerned over dentists re-opening

Hygenist concerned over dentists re-opening

PREPARING TO RE-OPEN THEIR SERVICESON MONDAY.BUT SOME ARECONCERNED ABOUTTHE POSSIBLESPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS HOURSAFTER A PATIENTLEAVES THE CHAIR.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIEXPLAINS.THE BAN ON ELECTIVESURGERIES ENDS ONMONDAY MAY 4-THSOGOVERNOR PETERICKETTS SAYSDENTIST OFFICES AREALLOWED TO OPENBACK UP.PREVIOUSLY THEYCOULD ONLY DOEMERGENCYSURGERIES1:00-"IT'S NOT AMANDATE THAT WEHAVE TO OPEN ANDWE REALLY FEEL LIKEEACH PRACTICE HASTO MAKE THEIROWN DECISION." :05IF THEY DO OPENSTAFF IS REQUIREDTO WEAR FACESHIELDS AND HEADCOVERS, SCREENPATIENTS, KEEP THEMAWAY FROM EACHOTHER, AND HAVEMORE THOROUGHDISINFECTINGPROCEDURES3:55-"I'M JUSTWORRIED ABOUTTHE PATIENTS THATMAY NOT REALIZETHAT THIS IS JUST AVERY HIGH RISKSITUATION FORTHEM TO PUTTHEMSELVES IN." :03JENNY WILKINS HASBEEN A DENTALHYGIENIST FOR 12YEARSAND ISCONCERNED FORPATIENTS AND STAFFSHE SAYSIN ANOFFICE IT'S DIFFICULTTO CONTROL WHERESALIVA, ANDSECRETIONS GOANDTHEY CAN LINGER INAEROSOL FORMWHICH COULDUNKNOWINGLYCONTRIBUTE TOCOMMUNITY SPREADSUPER: JENNYWILKINS; DENTALHYGIENIST3:22-"HOW DO WEPROTECTEVERYBODY IN THEOFFICE SETTINGBECAUSE WE CANSANITIZE ANDSTERILIZE OUREQUIPMENT, OURSURFACES, BUT IFTHERE ISPOTENTIALLYINFECTEDRESPIRATORYSECRETIONSFLYINGAROUND THEROOM, ANYPATIENT, ANYPROVIDER THATWALKS INTO THATROOM ISPOTENTIALLYINHALING ANDBREATHING THOSECONTAMINATEDPARTICLES." :43WILKINS ALSO SAYSTHAT SOME DENTISTSHAVE SHARED THEIRPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT WITHHOSPITALSALREADYAND SINCEDEMAND IS VERY HIGHIT MAY BE DIFFICULTTO KEEP THEM INSTOCK6:54-"WE ALLESSENTIALLY AREGOING TO NEEDTHE SAME THINGS IFWE'RE GOING TO BEEXPOSED TO THESERESPIRATORYSECRETIONS ANDSALIVA AND THESTUFF FLYINGAROUND THEROOM." :03 SO IHAVESOMECONCERN ABOUTHOW WE'RE GOINGTO GET SUFFICIENTPPE SOONENOUGH." :11REPORTING INOMAHAJAKEWASIKOWSKI3 NEWSNOWWILKINS SAYS PEOPLECAN HELPTHEMSELVES.BRUSH TWICE A DAY,FLOSS, AND AVOIDSUGAR TO KEEP YOURTEETH HEALTHY.