Hello Silicon Beach Dental Family,

 

It’s Dr. Lawrence Fung writing to you! First and foremost, I wanted to express my upmost gratitude for being such amazing patients and friends of ours.  We understand that you have many options for your dental needs and we are very thankful for your trust in us.

At Silicon Beach Dental, the health and safety of our employees and patients have, and always will be our top priority.  As many of you know, our practice takes cleanliness, infection control and patient safety very seriously prior and during this coronavirus outbreak. 

From the moment you book an appointment online with us, most of your patient experience will be done digitally. We will be adhering to this as much as possible mainly to reduce contact and maintain social distancing without decreasing your patient experience. For new patients and existing patients, you have the option to fill out your forms online, book and rebook on our online portal. We also offer contactless payment options as well. One unique change is that we have incorporated thermal cameras from Flir, the technology that is used to screen body temperatures in airports in our office along with contactless thermometers. We will also be providing COVID19 screening forms to all of our patients before they come in to help assess their risks levels as anyone who is at high risk will need to be reappointed 14 days out.

Please download pre appointment screening forms here

At our practice, our hospital grade sterilization center is in the middle of the office behind a glass wall to ensure that you are able to see the amount of detail we provide for sterilization.  In the treatment rooms, aside from our staff wearing personal protective equipment, we will be providing our patients with the same.  When you enter the treatment room, the instruments and products used for your visit are enclosed in the sterilized packs and not opened until you are seated.  You will also notice that we have barrier tape that is placed throughout the room and is replaced between every patient to protect against cross contamination.

During any routine dental procedures (such as fillings), we utilize various isolation techniques such as a dental dam or the high vacuum suction devices such as an Isolite- to keep the aerosols from entering the environment that can also cause cross contamination.  In order to decease aerosol contamination, our office has six visible HEPA air purifiers. You may have questions about other things you have seen on the internet, UV sterilization (although we do have a unit for this) , negative pressure suction devices. We are only going with research proven methods to ensure we provide the highest safety standards without the need to increase our fees significantly to provide the same level of safety and quality. Dr Fung due to his involvement with local hospitals including USC-Keck on consulting for 3D printing , he will be sure to incorporate any hospital driven COVID19 changes as soon as possible to keep our staff and patients safe. T

https://usctrojans.com/news/2020/3/30/usc-ripsit-blog-trojan-family-steps-up-in-time-of-need.aspx

On the bottom of this message will be a few links I have included to show the types of products we have in our office that we use for your protection.

I hope this helps alleviate any concerns.

As always, please feel free to reach out to me personally if you have any questions at hello@siliconbeach.dental.

Dr. Lawrence Fung

https://www.flir.com/

https://www.pattersondental.com/Supplies/ProductFamilyDetails/PIF_412594

https://www.zyris.com/

https://www.metrex.com/en-us/products/surface-disinfectants/caviwipes

https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/product-solutions/medical/infection-control/sterile-processing/sterilization-pouches-tubing-and-covers.html