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Covid Updates

Dear patients, family and friends,

Providing our patients, family and friends with the smile you’ve always dreamed of is my top priority which is why we have completely moved to a virtual practice to continue providing high quality orthodontics in the safest possible way for the time being and to help “flatten the curve”

As a tech-forward practice, this transition has been seamless. Our team has met with patients virtually and can even consult with you to discuss the treatment options available to help you achieve the smile you’ve always wanted for yourself, or for your child from the comfort of your home.

We strongly believe in creating lasting relationships with our patients and their families in a safe and welcoming matter. We will continue to provide an unmatched experience—whether in-person or virtually.

You may be wondering what precautions we are taking to ensure your safety as we start seeing patients at the office. While the appointment process may look a little different, our practices have always been on the front lines of preventing the spread of diseases. From treatment and waiting room disinfection to the strict use of personal protective equipment (PPE), the safety of patients and staff members continues to be of utmost importance.

We want to notify you of our new protocol to follow in office to maintain a safe environment during these unprecedented times.

We will contact you to plan your follow up appointment, we will prioritize appointments by order of complexity Ex; ( Emergencies, severe cases)
Once we reach out to you, we will need for you to submit photos of your teeth through our website finestsmiles.com if you are a patient with braces; if you are a patient with aligners you will have access to our exclusive Virtual Care through “My Invisalign” app or “3m treatment Tracking” app. Through these apps you will be able to stay connected with our office, monitor your progress and even do your regular check ins.
Once we receive your photos and Dr Gutiérrez has evaluated them, you will be contacted again to now follow the next step:

- If you are a patient wearing aligners and your photos show good progress and aligners are tracking you will be able to come in and pick up your next set of aligners. If an appointment (attachments, refinements, etc) is needed we will let you know the date and time. we will be able to see you.
- If you are a Braces patient, pictures will show your progress and we will contact you to schedule your next appointment either in-office or Virtual.

The day of your appointment you can only come in as follows:

- ALONE → If you are an adult.
- ALONE → If you are a teenager (parents should wait out of the office).
- ACCOMPANIED → If patient is a child ( We will only allow 1 parent or guardian to come in if patient is 12 or younger)

Please follow current CDC guidelines and come in with your own face mask.
Check in from your car, text 813-906-9598. Include the patient name and a message that says “HERE”.
We will reply to your message and we will let you know when we are ready to see you. We will take your temperature prior to coming into the office if your temperature is 100.3 or higher and an appointment will be rescheduled. We will call you to refer you to the nearest testing location and will have to notify the Dept. of Health as per current guidelines.
If your temperature is normal we will walk you back to our ” Hand wash station” , after that we will be able to proceed with your appointment.
We want to assure you that once your appointment is completed we are taking these few extra precautions to avoid the spread of Covid-19 and ccmaintain the trend of declining daily cases.
Our team will contact you for your next appointment.
For any other questions about your treatment, account, to make payments, or questions about the new protocols feel free to contact us at 813-968-1611 or Text 813-906-9598
For more info, find us on Facebook or Instagram for weekly updates.

We want to remind you that Gutiérrez Orthodontics team is here for you and we miss you!

Dr. Alex Gutiérrez and team

Gutiérrez Orthodontics

COVID-19 Communication (Coronavirus) – Update 03/20

Mar 21 2020

By: Dr. Alex Gutierrez & Team

March 20, 2020

Dear Gutiérrez Orthodontics patients, families and friends,

As promised we have been closely monitoring the developments surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the Tampa Bay Area , State of Florida and our Nation. In order to flatten the curve, and comply with all CDC, World Health Organization, and ADA regulations, it is our duty to close our offices to all regularly scheduled patients effective March 23, 2020. It is our hope to re- open Monday, April 6, 2020 in this unprecedented ever-changing time.

Our North Tampa Location will be open for the following:

Patient emergencies
- If you are experiencing an emergency please call our clinician and doctor on call at 813-968-1611. They will try to help you get the patient comfortable before arranging to meet you at the office.
Patients wishing to pick up Invisalign aligners. with Doctor approval.
- If you wish to pick up additional aligners please reach out to our office to arrange for pick up.
Patients scheduled to pick up any previously ordered retainers.
- You will be contacted by a member of the team to schedule a pick up when your retainer is ready.
In the interim will be also providing virtual checks and consultations.

We will be contacting patients to reschedule appointments for the following:

New patient In Office consultations
Patient recall consultations
Patients scheduled receive their braces or appliance for the first time.
Patients scheduled
to have their braces or appliance removed or placed
- We know that is will be difficult, and assure you that we will do our very best to reschedule at the earliest possible time
All braces and appliance checks
- If you have questions if you should continue with turns for your expander, please call the office to speak with a doctor or technician.
In the interim will be providing virtual checks, and consultations.

As always, Gutierrez Orthodontics we simply love our patients. ❤

We will be monitoring the situation closely and will get our offices back up and running as quickly as possible. We will be reaching out to reschedule appointments as soon as we can. If you have a matter that needs attention we can be reached the following ways:
Email us: [email protected]@gutierrezortodontitcs.com
Text: 813-906-9598
Chat us on our website: https://www.finestsmiles.com
Phone Message: 813-968-1611

We appreciate your support and understanding with this matter and look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Additional inormation can also be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html and https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Be Safe!

Alex Gutierrez, DDS, M.S.