Safety Measures Against COVID -19 at StarBrite Dental & Why We Are Open

As health officials seek to contain the coronavirus outbreak, unprecedented safety measures have been issued for our protection. We want to reassure you that StarBrite Dental is also taking extraordinary measures

As a healthcare provider, we are held to higher sanitary standards by law. We follow all OSHA requirements including fully sanitizing exam rooms and equipment and wearing protective gear such as medical gloves and masks. Nonetheless, due to the gravity of this situation, we've exceeded even those standards by taking these additional precautions:

We require patients who have traveled in the last two weeks to complete a questionnaire to detect any coronavirus exposure and/or symptoms. We also keep thermometers on hand to check temperatures for additional screening. If there appears to be any risk whatsoever, no matter how remote, we ask the patient to reschedule for a future appointment.

If we are unable to see patients upon their arrival, we have them wait in their cars until their treatment room is ready. This prevents people from congregating in the waiting area. We also space out appointment times for additional social distancing.

We disinfect all common areas just about every hour including door handles, counter tops, faucets, sinks, pens, and the coffee machine.

We've removed all magazines and printed matter from the reception area to reduce the chance of exposure. To further protect you and the community, we've prepared this message to alert others to the connection between one's oral health, immune system and bodily diseases--including viruses?--and provide additional preventive tips.

Despite our own risk of exposure, we refuse to close our doors amid this healthcare crisis. As a frontline healthcare provider, we firmly believe it's our responsibility to detect and eliminate those oral issues which threaten your immune system and your ability to ward off infectious diseases including the coronavirus and the flu. It's our mission to do all we can to preserve and protect your health, in good times and bad.

Additionally, Dr. Seifi came across the following vitamin regimen which she wanted to pass on to you. It was excerpted from the article "Nutritional Treatment of the Coronavirus"??:

• Vitamin C: 1,000 to 2,000 mg, three to four times per day

• Vitamin D3/K2: 10,000 IU/100 mcg, once per day or up to three times per day if there are no known kidney or hypercalcemia (above-normal calcium levels) issues

• Vitamin A: 10,000 to 25,000 IU daily

• Zinc Picolinate: 30 mg, twice daily with food

• Selenium: 200 mcg, one to two times daily with food

Despite the alarming headlines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the risk of Americans being exposed to the coronavirus is low and that most cases are mild. That means just a fraction of one percent of all Americans have the virus right now and it's likely symptoms are mild. Compare that to CDC estimates of at least 36 million U.S. cases of the flu over the 2019 - 2020 flu season (March 1, 2019 to March 7, 2020) with a minimum of 370,000 million flu hospitalizations.

In the meantime, continue to follow CDC guidelines and if you are experiencing signs of oral decay or infection, do not ignore them. Come see us to get it rapidly addressed and eradicated as a health risk.
Best Regards, Dr. Seifi and the StarBrite Staff