It also depends on the positivity and vaccination rates in your county. I've been to my dentist twice this summer. Once when positivity was at 1 percent. Today when it is at 3 percent, and vaccination rate at 54 percent with at least 1 shot. It's a rural area, and the staff at the office are all vaccinated. I'm vaccinated. That's good enough for me. In a metropolitan area with a 15 percent rate, I might hold off.bob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:08 pmSlim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:00 pm Call your dentist and ask what steps they're taking.
Mine makes you call before entering the lobby to answer health questions. If there's room (4 chairs that used to have maybe 15), you can enter. They take your temp. Everyone is masked and lots of signs about following CDC requirements. Lots of sanitizer and plexiglass shields (with signs instructing people to NOT peak around) when you check in and out.
My dentist is very transparent about the processes the office is using. I'm comforted by not only knowing what the processes are, but that the staff is happy to discuss them, your concerns, etc., with you.
If you get a dismissive vibe or a "THaT VIoLaTEs HIppA," switch dentists. (But still see a dentist.)
For example, I held off in Jan when I was in Fla.