Watsontown Dental

It is difficult to grasp the scale and scope of the Covid-19 global impact with over a third of the world’s population in some form of sheltering in place. With the rest of the planet, we at Watsontown Dental are eager to get back in to the business of meeting the dental needs of the Susquehanna Valley. Following the guidelines of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, our dental team has been busy preparing to provide dental services under the umbrella of what has affectio...nately been called The New Normal. Patients will notice some changes, some more noticeable than others: To reduce transmission of potentially contaminated paperwork between staff and patients, we will be going paperless. Prior to your scheduled dental appointment, our staff will be calling you to obtain the medical updates that in the past required sheets of paper. Patients will be asked to wear a mask when entering our office, holding the mask during treatment and then put the mask back on to leave the treatment room and building. non-contact forehead temperatures will be taken on every patient entering the treatment areas of the office. Only one person (the patient obtaining treatment) will be allowed in the treatment room with the staff. Our waiting area has become rather sparse. Toys and magazines have been removed. Once again, to reduce cross-contamination. The waiting room chairs have also been moved farther apart to promote safe social distancing. Our staff will be wearing masks (in some cases more than one). Face shields and disposable gowns will be seen as well. Behind the scenes, extra steps have been added to our already thorough cleaning procedures between patients. These are just some highlights of our New Normalall of which are performed to keep our patients and staff as safe as possible so that we can continue to be the dental provider of choice for the best care, treatment and value in the Susquehanna Valley. See more

UPDATE: The PA Department of Health issued new guidelines today which require most general dental offices to stop providing any dental treatment. Watsontown Dental will be closed until this directive is lifted. Our office will be taking phone calls on Mon-Thurs from 9am-1pm to answer our patients’ questions and reschedule upcoming appointments. The phone number is 570-538-5533. Dr. Chomas will speak to patients by telephone as needed to provide guidance for antibiotic treatme...nt of dental emergencies if appropriate. We are asking our patients to cooperate with all guidelines in how to stay healthy at this time and to abide by social distancing restrictions, so that the transmission of Coronavirus/Covid-19 can be prevented, and to help with keeping the time these restrictions are necessary to be as short as possible. The DOH guideline for dental offices an be found at this link: https://www.health.pa.gov//COVID-19%20Dental%20Health%20Ca

Due to recommendations from the CDC, PA Dental Society, and the ADA, in order to help reduce the community spread of Coronavirus/Covid-19, Watsontown Dental will be seeing ONLY emergency patients until April 6 (or when precautions are lifted.) The office will be open for phone calls from 9am - 1pm Mon-Thurs.

Watsontown Dental handed out Gala Apples and toothbrushes today for the Customer Appreciation/Breast Cancer Awareness event sponsored by the Watsontown Area Business Association. It’s always a great day to visit with all the downtown businesses and community organizations, see folks we know, and meet new people!

Today, Sunday Sept 29, is the first Fall Family Fun Fest at the Watsontown United Methodist Church from 1-5pm. Everything is FREE and open to everyone....come join us for a fun afternoon. Bring a chair and let the kids run & play after a crazy day of yard sales. Food - Chili, pulled pork, hot dogs, popcorn, apples, and cupcakes Activities - Bounce house, inflatable obstacle course, Balloon Artist (3-5), Barrel Rides, 9 Square in the Air, Corn Hole, face painting, crafts & games