Happy New Year! We also want to take a moment to wish a happy birthday to our fabulous hygienist Kay, who celebrated her birthday on Jan 12. Her patients love her so much! She sings to them and keeps them laughing throughout their visits. Make sure to wish her a Happy Birthday next time you see her!
After all the changes 2021 has brought, we plan to change as little as possible in 2022! The status quo is the new normal! We are all trying our best to stay safe and healthy and hope our patients are doing the same. Although, we are happy to announce that we are looking to hire a dental associate this year. If you or someone you may know is interested in the position, give the office a call at 860-658-7548 and ask for Pat, our Office Manager.
I’m sure a lot of our patients are looking to get the smile of their dreams this year. We highly recommend brushing your teeth at least twice a day and flossing at least once a day. Limit consumption of sugary snacks and sticky sweets. If your child plays sports, look into getting a mouth guard to help protect their teeth from injury. We also can make night guards if they grind their teeth at night. By doing all of this, you can easily achieve your smile goals.
We continue to send out appointment reminders and expect all appointments to be confirmed. Text and email reminders will be sent out 5 and 2 days before your appointment and will contain "Click to confirm" links. Please click to confirm and save us a phone call. If your email or mobile number changes, or if you are not receiving notifications, please let us know so we can update your profile. Patients 18 and over will be given a HIPAA form to complete. They can choose whether to allow us to talk with their parents/guardians. Also, we can add their cell phone number to the profile so that they can start receiving text reminders for their appointments.
Please note, we have not relaxed any of our COVID protocols. We continue to provide hand sanitizer and check everyone's temperature before coming in, even the UPS guy! Our clinical staff wears masks, gowns, face shields, gloves, etc. If your child has been exposed to COVID, please give us a call as soon as possible so we can reschedule their appointment. Most of our patients are too young for vaccinations so better safe than sorry.
As a reminder living in New England means snow will fall. Be sure to check the weather reports and plan accordingly. If a storm has the potential to impact appointments, we may call you to push your appointment or reschedule. Some of us live a fair distance away and need to make sure we can travel to work safely. Please be patient while we work to ensure we can all be safe.
With the start of a new year, comes new giveaways! We were so excited to give away $500 to Ski Sundown to a lucky family who referred a friend to our office. Our next promotion will be $500 to Dick's Sporting Goods! The drawing will be held April 1st, just in time for warmer weather. Keep those reviews and referrals coming and earn entries into our quarterly drawings.
We are grateful to everyone for the past year and can’t wait to see where this year takes us. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you soon!
