Hess Family Dentistry

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr

OFFICE CLOSURE UPDATE: The office is closed for all but emergency treatments. For how long, we cannot say for sure, but we are planning on initially limiting the practice to emergency care only for the remainder of March. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and make decisions based on all available information as well as guidelines as they become available, and make updates as they become relevant.... This decision to limit treatment to emergencies only follows the recommended safeguards as suggested by the PA Coalition for Oral Health, Governor Wolf, the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania Dental Association and the Federal Government. Our number one priority is the health and well-being of our employees, our patients, and the communities we serve. On a more practical note: please try to make good dental decisions (thorough brushing, limiting sugars in your diet, and avoiding hard/sticky foods that can break or chip teeth, or pull off crowns) to avoid emergency or urgency situations.

As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of COVID-19/novel coronavirus, we feel that it is important to share with you what we are doing to keep our employees, patients/residents, and families safe and healthy. Please be assured we have always had stringent infection control protocols in place, and that our office will continue to remain one of the safest places to receive care from. That being said, we are continually reviewing updates from the CDC and local ...public health officials to ensure that we are doing what’s best for all of us. As always to prevent the spread of infection, both patients and employees should: -avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands -washing hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a 60%+ alcohol based hand sanitizer. -it is especially important to clean hands after going to the bathroom, before eating, after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose. We understand as closings of schools may present some scheduling issues. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have issues so that we can kindly make your appointment time available to others, as well as to avoid cancellation/missed appointment fees. On the subject of appointments, I would like to note that we had approximately 4% of appointments with late cancellations or failed appointments (no shows) this week, which if anything is completely average. We look forward to when the news cycle of the coronavirus has come to an end, and the world regains it’s senses. And for people to stop buying all the dang toilet paper in sight

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity... It makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." -Melody Beattie May we be more thankful than usual, not just on this day, but all of our days. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, from our family to yours!

We don’t know them all, but we owe them all. Thank you, Veterans of the past and present.

Due to the potential risk associated with the local water boil advisory we will be rescheduling tomorrow’s appointments (9/21/19) and moving them to Saturday October 26th. We are in the process of calling you now - no need to call back unless there is a problem with that date. Here is more information regarding the advisory and the 35 local communities that are affected by this: ... https://amwater.com/paaw/alerts/manage-alerts/id/4514003 See more

It’s been 18 years since the lives of 2,977 innocent people were lost to terrorism. #neverforget #haveyouforgotten

Happy Independence Day!!