Health Safety Protocols

To Our Valued Patients at Surprise Smiles,

Welcome! We are open, looking forward to seeing returning patients, accepting new patients, and operating under normal business hours! The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDS) is still not recommending any type of closures or modification in hours. We will continue to monitor information coming from both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and AZDHS and keep you apprised of any changes or updates. We will stay on top of this information and bring it to you as soon as possible through our website, email, and social media.

As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, our dentists and dental team want to assure you that we are continuing to do our best to make sure it a priority that we are following the latest health and safety guidelines from the CDC, specifically as they relate to the dental industry. We value keeping our patients and staff members safe and comfortable.

As part of our daily standard health and safety protocols, our office follows ‘Universal Precautions’ in order to protect our patients and our staff. These are precautions we have always taken, and are not new. By taking ‘universal precautions’ means we always assume that anyone could potentially be carrying a contagious and dangerous disease. We therefore follow strict guidelines to prevent the transmission of any potential disease, be it COVID-19 (Coronavirus), hepatitis, tuberculosis, HIV, or any other disease. This has been a standard of care we follow, per the CDC, in regard to blood borne pathogens.

These measures include:
• strict hand washing protocols

• use of (single use) disposable protective equipment and barriers

• thorough disinfection of exposed or potentially exposed surfaces after every patient visit

• disinfection and high-heat steam sterilization of instruments and routine monitoring of sterilization verification

• continued education on infection control

Specific to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) we have added in additional precautionary and cleaning measures including:
• disinfecting common surface areas every 30 minutes

• providing hand sanitizer in common areas

• screening everyone who enters our offices based on CDC recommendations

• offering preprocedural mouth rinse

As state and national health and safety regulations change and evolve during these times, Surprise Smiles is dedicated to monitoring and evaluating our dental practice and office space for any potential risks as we serve our patients and community. We strive to maintain an approach to our dentistry services that is both safe and beneficial to everyone we serve.

We strive to provide a safe, healthy, comfortable, and relaxed environment for everyone that comes into our dental office. We follow the American Dental Association’s Update to Office Procedures During COVID-19 in regard to safe office procedures, workplace hazards, and making decisions for best office practices. We stay informed on recent information given to dentists in this regard, as well as keeping up to date with any changes recommended by the CDC.

Please let us know if you have any questions in regard to our health and safety protocols here at Surprise Smiles. We recognize that it can be challenging during these unprecedented times of COVID-19. We all want to get back to our normal lives, and we will be able to do so, in a safe, wise, and healthy manner. We will be happy to answer any questions that you may have in regard to our dental practice health and safety protocols, cleaning, and disinfecting procedures we follow.

Thank you for continuing to be a valued patient here at Bradshaw Family Dental. We look forward to continuing to serve you and your dental needs through the various services we provide for you, from preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, pediatric dentistry, sedation dentistry, dental implants and more!

Morning Sickness and Brushing My Teeth

Posted on 8/13/2016 by Dr. Andrew Zeiger

A pregnant woman laying down; and recovering from morning sickness.

Morning sickness is a miserable phase of pregnancy. As you quickly add items of things that make you sick to your list, your toothbrush can not be one of them. Many women have reported brushing their teeth to triggering nausea. There are things you can do to make brushing your teeth easier when pregnant.

After you have been ill, rinse your mouth with water to wash away the acid, but do not brush immediately. You want to rinse the acid out, but you also want to give your enamel time to recover from the acid attack it just faced.

Wait about 30 minutes after vomiting and then brush your teeth, this will give your enamel the time it needs. Some patients find that smearing a bit of fluoride toothpaste onto your teeth following vomiting helps refresh your mouth and will help strengthen your enamel. The high acidic coating from your stomach can cause dental erosion which can then increase your risk of tooth decay because it dissolves tooth enamel.

How can I brush without getting nauseous?

The idea of sticking a toothbrush in your mouth, tasting minty toothpaste, or brushing your tongue are all things that can make an already nauseous expectant mom even more so. Ignoring your dental health for nine months is not the answer. There are some tips that can help alleviate these ill feelings:

•	Try a toothpaste designed for children. These are often not mint flavored, which is a common complaint.
•	Reduce the amount of toothpaste used. Some patients find that by just spreading the tiniest amount of toothpaste, they can better face brushing their teeth.
•	Ask your dentist, we may be able to prescribe a non-flavored, or minimally flavored toothpaste that can help.
•	Brush using cold water and baking soda. This will not give you the fluoride you need, but will reduce plaque and brighten your teeth.

Dental care during pregnancy is important. For your dental health, and your developing fetus, your dental health matters. Find what works for you.

Please contact us if you have any questions about morning sicknesses effect on your oral health.

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