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Ask An Expert: COVID TESTING

Excerpts and edited notes for this blog were referenced from an “Ask An Expert” KCBS radio station 740 FM segment on July 29th, 2020 at 9:20 AM sponsored by Stanford Health Care, hosted by Stan Bunger. The following blog is presented for viewers to validate, accept and/or decline its content and findings on their own. […]

Ask An Expert: FLU SEASON APPROACHES WITH CORONAVIRUS STILL SPREADING

Excerpts and edited notes for this blog were referenced from an “Ask An Expert” KCBS radio station 740 FM segment on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 9:20 AM sponsored by Stanford Health Care, hosted by Stan Bunger, who spoke with Professor Brad Pollock, Chair of the UC Davis Department of Public Health. This segment was […]

Ask An Expert: IS IT SAFE TO GO TO THE DENTIST?

Excerpts and edited notes for this blog were referenced from an “Ask An Expert” KCBS radio station 740 FM segment on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 9:20 AM, hosted by Stan Bunger, who spoke with Dr. Alan Gluskin D.D.S., President of the American Association of Endodontists This segment was published by Mallory Somera, Monday, August […]

Tele-Dentistry: Virtual Consults Now

  The Doctor is In – Virtual Consults Now Available! Dr. Gar N. Chan is proud to offer Live Video Consultations to you, our valued dental patients. In response to the evolving COVID-19 situation and our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and the community, this expansion in our services is […]

COVID-19: TESTING PRIORITY

Dear Patients, Family, Friends, As the public health battle against COVID-19 continues, your help in slowing the spread is critical. COVID-19 affects us all — friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. That’s why it is so important that we wear a mask, wash our hands, maintain physical distancing and don’t gather with people we don’t live […]

Dental Infection Control Through Aerosol Containment

Our office continues to introduce and use new technology to protect our patients and staff. To reduce dental aerosols caused by using a high speed handpiece or an ultrasonic device, we have added another new device which quickly removes dental aerosols. The device is called a Portable Floor Sentry HVE and uses an ULPA filter […]

Happy 4th of July!

This is a miniature quilt 7″ x 6″ that I made in the mid 1980’s. Some day I plan to hand quilt the borders and maybe I will antique the fabric with a light tea dye. Although it is not perfect in design or execution, it reminds me of why I will celebrate July 4th., […]

Ask An Expert: Wearing Masks To Prevent COVID-19

Excerpts and edited notes for this blog were referenced from an “Ask An Expert” segment hosted by Stan Bunger aired on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 9:20 am, on KCBS radio station 740 FM, sponsored by Sierra Pacific Financial Advisors. The following blog is presented for viewers to validate, accept and/or decline its content and […]

Happy Father’s Day

To all of the fathers in the world, we celebrate their very presence and influence on all of us both past, present, and future. Thank you, dear Dads, for all that you do and mean to us!

COVID-19 Testing In the Dental Office:

Note:  Excerpts for this blog were referenced from an article which appeared in:  Perio Implant Advisory, Author:  Vicki Cheeseman, Jun 1st, 2020 How, when, and why? Is it really necessary to test patients for COVID-19 in the dental office? What do those tests tell us, and why are they so important to our patients and the […]