Dear Families of White and Johnson Pediatric Dentistry,
Many of you are aware, secondary to the Facebook post that was generated last Thursday by our practice, that White and Johnson Pediatric Dentistry is temporarily closing our doors to all but emergency patient care beginning today. This also includes any dental surgeries that were scheduled at New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Onslow Memorial Hospital. Our area hospitals have discontinued all elective-based surgeries for the next 30 days.
This was not an easy decision to make but one that has been requested from The North Carolina Dental Board, The American Dental Association, The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Centers for Disease Control. It is our desire as primary care healthcare practitioners to help control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 within our community and abide by best practices as defined by the governing bodies that guide our profession.
Until we have a Shelter in Place order mandated by the Governor of North Carolina, we will have a skeleton crew of people in place to answer your phone calls, reschedule appointments, triage your emergency questions, etc. And as always, Dr. Andy and I will be available to handle true dental emergencies such as dental/oral facial trauma or tooth infection with/without swelling. We are working on some additional options for communication including the potential for TeleDentistry so that we can be even more responsive to you and your child’s needs.
ADA Guidelines for Dental Emergencies
Please continue to connect with us on Facebook and Instagram to get the latest information on additional resources we may offer, posts from Dr. Andy and myself, as well as the latest information on SARS-CoV-2. We hope this situation does not last long but unfortunately we have just about as much information at this point as you do.
Please stay healthy, abide by recommended social distancing and call us if you have specific concerns or worries. We are here to serve you and your wonderful children. We will only get through this challenging time if we all come together as a strong and resilient community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Halley and Dr. Andy