{"id":229,"date":"2020-06-15T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:48:38","slug":"contactless-greetings-why-theyre-best-when-visiting-your-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/contactless-greetings-why-theyre-best-when-visiting-your-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Contactless Greetings: Why They\u2019re Best When Visiting Your Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Social distancing is the new term for 2020. With people avoiding birthday parties, special gatherings, and canceling vacations, staying indoors and away from others is becoming the \u201cnew normal.\u201d Unfortunately, for those who enjoy a hug or high-five, this practice can feel isolating. Your dentist in Coatesville<\/a> understands, especially as offices begin to reopen and patients return. Although you may be unable to share a handshake with your dental team during your appointment, there are other ways to say \u201chello\u201d without making contact. Read on to check them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s Nothing Wrong with a Head Nod<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it may appear less personal, a simple head nod can show your dentist and team member you\u2019re happy to see them. Especially when everyone is wearing a mask, you may be smiling with your eyes, but nodding in the direction of the person you\u2019re looking at is a great way to say \u201chello\u201d and avoid making contact altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bumping Elbows is Popular Around the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People all over the globe are replacing the handshake with an elbow bump. This unique greeting allows you to establish contact but avoid passing along germs and bacteria by touching hands. Because dentistry requires being in close proximity to patients and handling various instruments and equipment, it is imperative that a dentist\u2019s hands remain as clean as possible. This is why you will often find them wearing latex gloves as part of the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Namaste Can Serve as a Calm and Peaceful Greeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Individuals who practice yoga are often quite familiar with the term \u201cNamaste.\u201d By bringing the hands together, palms facing each other and fingers extended upward, and combining it with a simple head bow can serve as a peaceful and calming way of greeting your dentist while keeping your distance. Many Middle Eastern countries incorporate this form of \u201chello\u201d into their daily routine but now that COVID-19 continues to remain a threat, others in the Western world are adopting it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying \u201cGood Job\u201d with an Air High-Five<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are lucky to receive a good report from your dentist, you may be tempted to offer up a high-five; however, this is, unfortunately, a no-no right now. Instead of forgoing it altogether, though, why not try throwing it up but stopping mid-air? Teammates do it all the time when across the court or field, so it\u2019s safe to assume that it\u2019s okay to use in the dentist\u2019s office as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These contactless greetings may take some getting used to but until the threat of COVID-19 dissipates, they are the best way to remind your dentist and dental team that you\u2019re happy to see them again and appreciate their hard work in helping you maintain a beautiful and healthy smile.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author
<\/strong>Dr. Mark Simeone is eager to see all his patients again. With COVID-19 causing many individuals to postpone regular dental care the past few months, he is implementing additional protocols to keep everyone safe and healthy during their visits. This includes maintaining proper social distancing guidelines while inside the office and avoiding making contact with the dental team as much as possible. If you want to learn more about what you can do to make your appointment go more smoothly, contact us<\/a> at (610) 383-1600<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social distancing is the new term for 2020. With people avoiding birthday parties, special gatherings, and canceling vacations, staying indoors and away from others is becoming the \u201cnew normal.\u201d Unfortunately, for those who enjoy a hug or high-five, this practice can feel isolating. Your dentist in Coatesville understands, especially as offices begin to reopen and patients return. Although you may be unable to share a handshake with your dental team during your appointment, there are […] (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chestercountydentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}