COVID-19 Update

The NEWS is continuously changing, particularly with regard to COVID-19 / “Coronavirus.” We are serious about safety and health. Here are the precautions we have in place to help keep our staff and you safe from COVID. Please know that Teuscher Legacy Dental is always monitoring the most up-to-date news, alerts, and safety precautions. What will NOT change is our ongoing commitment to YOU. The needs of our patients are our #1 priority, including your interests, comfort and safety. We are now open for all dental procedures. If you have any questions, you can always give us a call or text.

Summer 2022 update:

As a part of our move to our new office, we have made several technological updates to keep you as safe as possible! One of the most important is our state of the art air filtration system. When we designed our new office, we were able to leverage the latest thinking in infection control coming out of the COVID years. Our air filtration is as safe as it gets!

This spring we had an OSHA consultant review our infection control procedures and affirm our processes.

In addition to the latest sanitation technology, products and procedures, our new office has private operatories. This means enhanced privacy for you, but importantly, also means any aerosol we generate in one room will not travel to adjacent rooms. Put simply, other people’s germs will stay in their own rooms so you won’t have to wonder about cross-contamination.

Per CDC and IDPH recommendations, we still ask that patients wear masks in our office. Please help us love and protect others by masking during your visit. Thank you!

March 16th, 2021:

Last week, we brought in a leading expert on infectious diseases and infection control

The expert checked out our facilities and talked in depth with our staff. Not only were we reassured that our sterilization and sanitation measures are the best in the business, but we were also told that the products we use – which effectively kill concerns such as HIV and Hepatitis – also kill the relatively weaker Coronavirus COVID-19. 

May 12th, 2020:

The Illinois Department of Public Health has advised that Illinois Dental practices are fully open for all procedures.

We are now open!

Your well-being is always our top priority. We are committed to be the safest possible office and environment for both our patients and team. For more information, check out our dedicated COVID-19 Update page.

May 4th:

In following Illinois’s “Shelter in Place” modified extension, we are planning to officially reopen our office on June 1st.

Our team is working hard during this time to learn and plan for a safe and successful return. We are getting everything ready: PPE protocols, pre-appointment coronavirus screenings, staggered scheduling to reduce the number of people in the office at a given time, antibiotic mouth washes, and innovative suction systems to eliminate aerosols, just to name a few.  We will be posting more updates soon about how we’ll be back ready to serve you better than before! 

Our team will always try to accommodate patients with emergencies and other time-sensitive needs. We are monitoring our phones every day, so if you have any questions or concerns, give us a call!

As always, we are paying close attention to the guidance of the CDC, ADA, ISDS and Illinois government. We hope you and your family are well and look forward to seeing you soon!

March 26th:

We’re living in interesting times! To protect our patients and team and to honor our medical colleagues’ requests, we have suspended all routine dental care until April 8th. This is in line with Illinois’s “Shelter in Place” order, as well as guidelines from the ADA and ISDS. We are still seeing emergency patients.

To protect our patients and team, and to honor our medical colleagues’ requests, we have suspended all routine dental care until April 8th.

Remember: if you are experiencing pain, swelling, or have another urgent need, we will still take care of you. If you have any questions or concerns, please give us a call or text. We are monitoring our phones daily.

In the meantime, our team is using this as an opportunity to learn new skills and improve our current systems. We’ve also been able to enjoy a little more downtime to relax with some of our favorite hobbies. To see some of what we’ve been up to, check out our Facebook page.

Be safe, be healthy, be Blessed!

March 23rd:

To protect our patients and team, and to honor our medical colleagues’ requests, we have suspended all routine dental care at this time.

This is in line with the ADA, ISDS, and other health organizations, in addition to the recent “Shelter in Place” protocol. We will keep you informed, but in the meantime, we will offer care on an emergency basis only. The ADA defines a dental emergency in great detail, but if you are experiencing pain, swelling, or have another urgent need, we will be sure to take care of you.

If you or your family have any questions or concerns, please call us, as we continue to monitor our phones. From all of us at Teuscher Dental, be safe and be healthy!

March 18th:

We are making decisions on a daily basis based on the best information we can receive from credible sources in dentistry and medicine, along with the CDC and WHO. The health of the people who trust us for their and their families’ care, and the health of our team and their families is TOO important to take risks with non-essential procedures.

Be sure to contact us for emergency situations and for any questions that anybody might have. Elective dental procedures, including most hygiene procedures, are postponed until next Monday and will be rescheduled. Again, if you are experiencing pain or have any questions, please call us. We appreciate your understanding and willingness to make this sacrifice with us as we all do everything that we can to ensure public well-being.

What we are doing in light of recent news:

• We have always been dedicated to exceeding even the most stringent OSHA protocols for maintaining a sterile environment.

• For patients who have appointments, we are screening for illness risk factors such as recent travel to foreign countries and any current or recent symptoms.

• We are choosing to remove from our reception areas items that are frequently touched, such as magazines, pens and our coffee machine.

• In addition to our sterilization procedures in each operatory before and after every patient, we are also committed to disinfecting our reception and restroom areas twice an hour – including all door handles, faucet handles and light switches.

What you can do while you are here:

• Please sanitize your hands when you arrive, using hand sanitizer dispensers we have provided for you.

• We also request that you use the provided hand sanitizer dispenser as you check out at our front desk.

What we can ALL do:

• Wash our hands frequently. Soap and water is best.

• We’ve probably all heard not to touch our faces, including eyes, nose and mouth. But if we MUST touch our face, it is best to wash or sanitize our hands both before AND afterward.

• Resist touching our faces with (or chewing on) pens, pencils, fingernails.

• Cover a sneeze or cough with our inner elbow (if possible) or a tissue.

• Avoid touching often-touched items, and wash hands after touching these things, also sanitize these things at home if possible: door knobs, faucet handles, toilet handles, light switches, remote controls, refrigerator and other appliance handles, buttons like on elevators and cash machines or check-out registers, even your cell phone, computer and your vehicle’s steering wheel.

• Avoid shaking hands or having close contact with others who are sick.

• Stay home and away from others if we feel sick, and call a physician for advice.

• Get plenty of rest, eat properly, drink plenty of fluids, do our best to stay healthy.

AND, PLEASE, LET’S ALL:

Remember that we can always safely “touch” others with a smile, a kind encouragement, an act of kindness, prayer and compassionate humanity.

Stay calm and use wisdom rather than give in to irrational fear. What we are facing can be scary, for sure, but let’s face it with heart, community, sensitivity and grace.

Teuscher Dental goes to Summer School

What I did on my summer vacation… 

How many of us had to write that age-old essay during the first week of school? If you are lucky enough to have a break, most of us want to be relaxing by the pool, out hitting the links, or just enjoying the “me time” of the lazy hazy crazy days of summer.

A few Teuscher Dental team members took a break earlier this summer too, but it wasn’t as relaxing as you may expect… our break was all about YOU!  For the entire first week of June, Dr. Mike Teuscher and soon-to-be-dentists sons Riley and Brayden Teuscher traveled to the world-renown Kois Center in Seattle, Washington for a 55-hour dental science intensive course. They were among a group of 40 elite dentists from around the world – including Spain, England, China and Canada – to study directly under the respected Dr. John Kois at this prestigious dental education center.

The class was on biomechanics, which encompasses the relationship between a person’s biological structures (teeth and gums) and dental materials (crowns, composite fillings, root canal material, etc.).  The material included a 788-page course manual (yes, every single page was covered!) that detailed the most recent and advanced methods of repairing teeth using scientific data. Using this research, Dr. Kois outlined the absolute best dental practices for helping our patients achieve the best possible results. So if you or anyone you know has TMJ disorder, tooth sensitivity, questions about fillings or crowns, or may be wondering whether a root canal is necessary, Teuscher Dental is completely prepared to help!

Dr. Teuscher is already one of the few dentists in the nation who have completed Kois’s years-long program of post-doctoral education, and this class was an awesome opportunity for Riley and Brayden too. It is an honor and very exciting for them to be able to learn at the highest possible level as they finish their clinical experience at dental school. It was a great way for them to prepare to join the family practice to provide you the care you’ve come to know and trust, and to continue a Legacy of Excellence.

This class is just one example of how Teuscher Dental’s team is committed to providing our patients with the highest level of care available in the world. As our family cares for your family, you can be confident that we will have an entire team of dentists with a shared vision for the best ways to help you get healthy and stay that way. We are all excited to partner together with you toward this vision of health.

So next time you visit us, we may use processes and tools that are unique to what you have ever experienced before. But nothing we do is for show, and we don’t use gimmicks. We are committed to being a learning organization that consistently provides you with excellence that is backed by studied-and-proven science. You can expect world-class care and results because we take very seriously that you are trusting us with your health.  We are all ready for you – come and see us!