 Hello everybody, Andrew Mayesky here with Dental L Mobile Hygiene. So a lot is still changing. So even by the time you watch this video, there might be updated information, but as of today, it is April the 20th. Wow, time goes by so fast. These are the things that they are starting to talk about for dental offices specifically. Now, as of now, we are still not told the date when we can open, but in other parts of the world, dental offices are opening in the middle of May. Actually, a couple weeks into May, they're saying May the 10th. So we're all thinking that we may follow suit hopefully sooner rather than later, but we also understand the need to stay closed if that's what needs to be done, right? But so far what they're talking about is for dental offices, it's not going to be like what we're used to. We're not going to be able to just walk into the waiting room, sit, hang out. We will not be able to see patients every half an hour. Our personal protective equipment, so our PPE will also be changing. It will be so much more than just simply wearing a new mask for every patient and everything else. It will be a lot more than that. What they're saying so far is that dental offices will need an updated infiltration system for the air. So then that way any spatter, any aerosols that will happen and that gets into the air will not just kind of stay there and infect people. You know, I don't know how else to say it, but if you are sick, obviously we will not be able to see you. If you've had any symptoms, we will not be able to see you, that type of thing. They are saying that they will be taking temperatures before every appointment. If you have one, you cannot be seen. They're saying actually too that they will not be allowing patients in the waiting room. So they are talking about seeing a patient at a time or different parts of the offices. So typically in a dental office, you will have your hygiene patients. So patients who are seeing the hygienist only and your dental patients who are seeing the the dentist for cavities, you know, things like that, like crowns, bridges, all of that. So they are saying that that can still happen, but one patient will be the other side of the office and the other patient at the other side. For those, for those offices though that do have a closed system, they can be seen in each room, but we will have to be careful with having patients leave at the same time, patients that need to go to the washroom. We will have to have special precautions for that. If you guys have ever seen dental offices where it's completely open, well, they're not going to be allowed to do that. They will have to close it up some way. I don't actually work in a dental office anymore. So now more than ever, I am so pleased to be able to offer mobile dental hygiene services. So if you haven't seen me yet, I go right to your home. So I have everything that a dental hygienist would have in your dental office, but I come to you. So I have the air, the water, the instruments, all of that, but I come right to you. The reason why I like that more than ever is because obviously I'm coming to you, but that means you will not be exposed to all of that other stuff that you will be in a dental office. You will not have to worry about coming in at a certain time where there's no other patients there because you will be the only patient in your own home. And you are exposed to your own aerosols, basically. I'm the one who's exposed, but I will have all of that PPE on. So that's okay. Like that's what PPE is for to protect myself. So a lot of people are actually sending me a message saying like, do you even want to come back to work? Like we're kind of worried that you're not going to be working anymore after this because you will be terrified. I said, honestly, I'm not terrified at all. I don't take this lightly. No, but I'm, you know, this is what we have signed up for. You know, nurses, the same thing. They, they were not not, I mean, how do I even say it? I'm not trying to make light of this situation, but I can honestly say I'm not terrified because I will have PPE. I will be protected as much as possible. And people still need their teeth cleaned. I have been saying this from day one, people need their teeth cleaned because all of that plaque, all of that bacteria is sitting there. It's not healthy. This is what I tell my patients all the time. I say, you know, for a lot of people, I see them every three months because they just need that to be as healthy as possible. So I am looking forward to getting back to work and making people healthier. So I will do everything that I am told to do. But as I said, coming to your own home will be much less of an exposure to you because you will not have to go to a dental office where, you know, you could potentially be exposed to 20, 30 different people every day, but they are going to have to follow, as I said, certain precautions, but things will always stay in the air. Even with a extra added filtration system, we all know they're not perfect, right? But of course, it does help so much. That is why they're also talking about having every patient rinse with a hydrogen peroxide type rinse to help to limit any of the bacteria that's in the mouth. Because the thing about offices is what creates all of those aerosols is the high-speed handpiece. As a dental hygienist, I do not have that. So I'm limiting that to begin with, which is nice. Other things that create the aerosols, actually, that's pretty much the main thing. The ultrasonic cleaner that we have to pre-clean instruments, that creates a lot of it too, but there's a lid on that. So it's really not too bad. The water spray that will obviously create the aerosols too. I'm just trying to think of other things. But it's mainly the high-speed handpiece. But me, as a dental hygienist, I do not use that. The polisher that I have isn't a high-speed handpiece. It's a specific polisher for polishing the teeth only. It is quiet. It doesn't spin like crazy. So it's actually perfect. So I am very glad to be able to offer that to my patients. But you guys, that's what they're talking about. For new patients too, they're saying that you won't be able to just come in to fill out a medical history. You will have to do it at home or in your car away from other people. You will no longer just be able to walk in to make an appointment. You have to make an appointment first. They will not be seeing patients every half an hour. They will be seeing patients probably every couple hours to make sure we pre-clean, disinfect, sterilize everything, which we do anyway, which we always have been. But now it's just like more than ever before. And for aerosols to remain in the air, it's up to three hours. Because I do have a dental office in my home too. I will probably be seeing one patient every three and a half hours just to really limit those aerosols as much as possible. So for those patients that do still prefer to come to me, they can. And that's even better than let's just say a dental office or anywhere else where you would be exposed to a lot more. But what I plan to do is see a patient every three and a half hours. So if there's any aerosols in the air, you will not be exposed to that because they will be long gone. And still pre-cleaning, disinfecting, all of that. You will still have to make an appointment, but it's just sort of limiting things as much as possible. So what else, you guys? So things will definitely be changing. I will be keeping you guys updated. As of now, they are saying that we will need to be wearing a face shield. An N95 mask probably, but that's still not a for sure yet. Because if we are wearing a shield and a normal mask, how we used to wear, that should protect us from anything anyway. So hopefully that will be good because those N95 masks are not the most comfortable, you guys. So I prefer to just wear the other ones and then be protected with a shield. When I see our kids, I hope that's not going to scare them. I will try to make it as fun as possible. You know, because I don't want to scare any kids, but we do have to follow the rules when they do come out. They are mentioning that I will, we will always have to be wearing long sleeves, which I usually do anyway, not all the time, and to have a new lab coat for every patient. Whereas before, we might have had one for every day, but now for every patient. They're talking about us wearing hair caps and to always have our hair up. So that's new. So they are talking about that. Yeah, so I think we're just going to have to find out together, but I will keep you guys updated, but do not hesitate to ask any questions if you do have any, if I forgot something. But thank you guys so much for watching. Things will be fine. Things will get back to a normal. We just don't know when. So thank you guys so much for watching, and I will see you guys very, very soon. Hopefully.