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Patient Protection

Patient protection and infection control have become increasingly important issues of public concern. With the AIDS (HIV) virus and the continuing problem with Hepatitis-B and other viruses, it has become necessary for health care facilities to use state-of-the-art techniques of sterilization and disinfection products to provide you with maximum protection.

In our office, your safety is our highest priority. Preventive measures are an integral part of our practice. Examples of these measures include:


HIPAA Compliance. Your privacy is very important to us. We strictly adhere to the privacy practices outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). While we always have honored this as our practice policy, this federal regulation provides the first comprehensive protection for the privacy of your health information. We will give you Notice about our privacy practices, our legal duties and your rights concerning your health information. You may request a copy of our Notice at any time. For more information about our privacy practice, or for additional copies of this notice, please contact us. For further information about HIPAA compliance please visit the following Link to HIPAA, The official central governmental hub for all HIPAA issues including rules, standards and implementation.
Link: www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa

Team members use new gloves for each patient.

All treatment surfaces (i.e., trays, countertops, chair surfaces, lights, and x-ray machines) are disinfected with the most effective and safest products available before and after each patient appointment.

To ensure your safety, we follow the latest sterilization procedures with all instruments.

Our sterilization equipment is monitored regularly to ensure their compliance with safety standards correct temperature calibration.

All team members are trained in proper infection control and asepsis and have been vaccinated against the Hepatitis-B virus and take yearly TB tests.

We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding infection control.



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