Smile Gallery: Pediatric Restorative Dentistry

Dear VVM Families:

We hope this letter finds you and your loved ones in good health. Our beloved community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your child’s safety. 

Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice. Our infection control processes are made so that when your child receives care, it is both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice to keep your child as well as our staff safe. 

Our office follows infection control recommendations made by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up-to-date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued. We do this to make sure that our infection control procedures are current and adhere to each agencies’ recommendations. 

You will see some changes when it is time for your child’s next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff.

For example:

• Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask for some screening questions. You’ll be asked those same questions again when you accompany your child to his/her appointment.
• We will ask that you check-in by calling our office from your car and remain in your car until we confirm that we are ready to see your child.
• We will ask you and your child to use hand sanitizer when you enter the office. The adult accompanying the child will be required to wear a mask (we will also have them available).
• You will see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, children’s toys, etc. since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect. 
• Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients and families.
• We will be allotted more time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time. 

Thank you for trusting us in the care of your child. We look forward to seeing you and your child again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep your child, and every child, safe in our practice. 

Sincerely, 
Aimee C. Valleau, DDS
Christopher E. VanDeven, DDS
Jessica C. Massie, DDS