Appointments:

Wenger Orthodontics has followed all the recommendations by Governor DeWine and the Ohio State Dental Board for March and April to preserve PPE and to limit the spread of the Coronavirus by only seeing emergency and virtual patients.  We are happy to resume patient care in the office on May 1st. Please know that the number of patients who could not be seen over the past 7 weeks is staggering, but in order to follow the governor’s protocol, we must see fewer patients at a time.   We will be working longer hours and more days to compensate.   At this point, the administrative team is triaging the missed visits, and we will call or text you to schedule an appointment. 

Health and Safety:

During shelter-in-place, we prepared the team and the office to safely resume patient care. The health of our patients, parents and team continues to be our primary concern.  Below are a few of the changes that will allow maximum safety as patient care in the office resumes May 1st:

1. Fewer chairs in use in the waiting room 
2. Hands free paper towels, soap dispenser and hand sanitizer
3. No water, coffee or video games
4. Temperature check for all those entering the office, including the doctors and team
5. We have converted our exam room into a clinical treatment area.
6. We will be using fewer treatment chairs in our “circle” so that all patients can maintain proper social distance from each other.
7. Parents will be asked to stay in the car, except for the parents of our Phase I patients.  
8. Please do not bring siblings unless they have an appointment as well.
9. Patients and parents are asked to wear a mask or face covering while in the office.
10. Please brush thoroughly before coming to the office.
11. Along with the universal precautions that we have always used, all Wenger team members will have additional PPE as required by the Ohio State Dental Board.