In compliance with the Office of the Governor, State of Oregon Executive Order No. 20-10, to preserve necessary Personal Protective Equipment in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks, and to ensure the health of our patients and team, our office is not providing routine dental care at this time. We are available for only urgent or emergent dental treatment through June 15, 2020, or until further notice.

According to the American Dental Association, “Dentists should use their professional judgment in determining a patient’s need for urgent or emergency care”.

Examples of urgent dental problems include:

• Severe dental pain
• Third molar pain (wisdom teeth)
• Dry socket
• Abscess or localized infection resulting in pain and swelling
• Broken tooth resulting in pain or gum trauma
• Dental trauma with tooth loss or displacement of tooth

We will be checking voice messages and emails several times a day. If you have a dental concern, please call and leave a message at 541-923-5927, and your call will be returned within 1-2 business days. If you are having a true dental emergency and feel you need immediate care, please call 541-316-0494 and leave a message.

We will also continue to screen patients for risk factors of COVID-19 prior to scheduling urgent or emergent treatment. Please be ready to answer the following questions:

• Have you traveled outside of the continental US in the past 14 days?
• Have you traveled to/from high-risk areas in the US or on a cruise ship in the past 14 days?
• Have you had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient within 14 days of symptom onset?
• Do you currently have a fever or symptoms of lower respiratory illness (e.g. cough, shortness of breath)?
• Do you feel ill in any way?

In many instances, we may be able to provide remote, or teledentistry, emergency examination. If you are able to provide photographs or video of your dental condition, we can provide the best recommendations possible.

Thank you for your understanding in this time of uncertainty. If we all are diligent in doing our part to “flatten the curve”, we may be able to reduce the burden on the healthcare system and help minimize the illness and deaths of friends, family members, or colleagues.