fairviewdentalcentre2024-11-16T19:35:42-08:00
A recent interview from UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Angelique Leung and Ray Fong
November 2024
September 2024
The Canadian Dental Care Plan at Fairview Dental Centre
fairviewdentalcentre2024-09-05T08:47:33-07:00At this time we encourage all of our patients that are eligible for the CDCP to apply. For the time being our office is only accepting the CDCP for existing patients. We are unable to accept new patients under the CDCP until further notice. The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), at full implementation, will [...]
May 2022
2022 Update: Masks still required in-office
fairviewdentalcentre2022-05-12T19:08:40-07:00There are finally more signs of getting back to normal! The mandates have relaxed, and I’m feeling more hopeful of returning to a life that existed before COVID. Like many others, I am still cautious in crowded places. Even though the case numbers have decreased, there is still virus being spread out there, and I’m [...]
January 2021
Renewed Hope for 2021
fairviewdentalcentre2021-01-21T17:09:24-08:00Since our return to work, we’ve become more accustomed to our extra COVID protocols. I have found that one of the biggest challenges is our ‘traffic control’ in our little space. We have a limit of 4 patients in the reception area, and it has become an issue when we have patients arriving early and [...]
August 2020
We are open!
fairviewdentalcentre2021-01-21T17:03:31-08:00All our staff have been back since mid-July, and we are operating at about 60% of pre-COVID levels. Our greatest challenge has been the traffic control of our patients in the reception area, as we have people coming and going all the time. And with our increased protocols for screening and cleaning and room turnover, [...]
July 2020
Looking forward to seeing you soon
fairviewdentalcentre2021-01-21T16:48:27-08:00We were able to get most of our staff back to work last week to take care of some more urgent cases, but this week, the trades are working on the office air filtration again. They’ve promised me that they’ll be done by Friday. Fingers crossed! Starting up everything is very challenging when we are [...]
June 2020
Office Opening Update
fairviewdentalcentre2020-07-01T16:01:00-07:00More than a month has gone by, and unfortunately, we are still not able to open for regular care. We had been waiting on precious PPE supplies, and they’ve just arrived last week, but we are still waiting on the installation of the air purification system. It’s taken longer than we’d hoped, but we understand, [...]
May 2020
Not quite there yet, but close!
fairviewdentalcentre2020-05-22T22:17:54-07:00We have received many calls requesting appointments, but we are not yet prepared to open. Personal protective equipment, especially masks, are scarce and on back order. We had donated ours at the beginning of the crisis and now we can’t get any for ourselves to use. We are still working on building in an air [...]
We have missed you!
fairviewdentalcentre2021-01-21T16:50:30-08:00Great news! On May 6th, Premier Horgan announced that dental offices can plan to reopen in the near future. We have not been given a precise date for commencement, and our College of Dental Surgeons has not yet given us the affirmation either. We envision opening in late May or early June. We know that [...]
April 2020
Looking Beyond COVID-19
fairviewdentalcentre2020-04-26T00:10:18-07:00Our last month has been challenging for everyone. Initially, we hoped that this was just a short term sacrifice we had to make, but it would soon be better. There was so much confusion with what had happened and how it happened so quickly. Our office was closed and my staff sent home. Our patients [...]