Orthodontic Emergencies During COVID-19 Outbreak

During this time of uncertainty and facing the challenges of social distancing and staying safe and healthy, Dr. Studebaker and team is committed to keeping our patients, our team and our community informed on how these circumstances affect your orthodontic treatment.

Studebaker Orthodontics pledges to meet and exceed guidelines issued by the State of Texas and other national organizations to keep our community and team members safe as we work with our patients during unforeseen orthodontic emergencies.

Rest assured, our patient's safety is of paramount importance to us, and to keep everyone safe, we are:

• Maintaining our current OSHA directives related to the dental industry standards for sterilization of dental instruments and sanitizing hard surfaces used during all appointments.
• Re-scheduling all non-critical appointments to 2-3 weeks in the future.
• Offer virtual retainer checkups, if needed - ask us how.
• Asking patients to send us photos  of emergencies via email so we can troubleshoot issues and determine if an appointment in the office is necessary.

To stay healthy during your emergency appointments, we ask that you:

• Only bring one parent to the office and leave all siblings home to minimize the number of people at our common areas.
• If possible, stay in the car while the patient is treated. We can call or text you to send the patient in when we are ready and schedule your next visit the same way after the appointment is completed.

We do want to thank you and let you know how we truly appreciate your trust on us to provide the best and safest orthodontic care possible. As always, we are here for you, just a phone call away.

Dr. Studebaker and team