@Cold Front: How are you planning to change PPE in your private office?
Not to hijack the thread which is what this line of conversation will cause, but a lot is going to depend upon the knee jerk reaction of the regulatory agencies. There will be three main areas they will most likely scrutinize. Patient to patient, patient to doctor & staff, and physical facility. Hopefully there will be data driven standards or else this could be a whole new world if they try to apply universal standards everywhere. What I mean by this is if you practice in an area with very few incidents then your additional PPE could be minimal (Hair bonnets, face shields, n-95 & disposable gowns). If your area erupts or is a hotspot then back to emergency care only for a period of time. Expect limits to the number of patients (with pretreatment infection evaluation) in the office. In-depth cleaning of all operatory surfaces between patients will/should be the new standard with daily sanitizing of other patient staff contact areas. The role of local health agencies in identifying, quarantining and notifying new infections will be essential to minimizing new hotspots.
Their rep told me at NYU job fair. Another place is Dr. Dental, they have locations in Edison and Lyndhurst. They would hire you in a heartbeat, but it's a medicaid mill, tough environment and from the employee reviews I concluded they have low retention rate so are hiring constantly.
