Website, Permits and WHO says delay dental treatment?

Website is live, Permits approved and WHO said what about Dentistry?

Our website is LIVE!! Although the website will evolve as we progress through this journey, its nice to have a flag planted in the online realm. Right now we have some basic contact information as well as our pictures and bios present on the site. Take a look at www.ToothsomeDental.com

August 21st will go down in history as the day our Permits were approved lol. This means that we are now allowed to start the build-out/construction portion of this project. Things will begin to move quickly from here so check back for updates changes to our space as walls go up, electrical, plumbing, flooring, equipment, and more gets installed.

WHO (World Health Organization) released a paper on August 3rd, 2020 with "Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19". This interim guidance had information on what patients should expect at the dental office during this Covid-19 time. A small part of the paper was emphasized by the media and created some scare in patients. In the paper it states "WHO advises that routine non-essential oral health care – which usually includes oral health check-ups, dental cleanings and preventive care – be delayed". The media focused on this and not the sentence which states "until there has been sufficient reduction in COVID-19 transmission rates from community transmission to cluster cases or according to official recommendations at national, sub-national or local level." We encourage those to stay informed about the transmission rates in your local and community levels. Unless there is a drastic surge in cases or aggressive community spread, you should be safe going to the dentist, providing that dentists is following the current guidelines set forth by the CDC and other governing bodies. The American Dental Association also responded to the WHO comments.