We write to reassure you that your Orthodontic treatment is considered medical care under the advice of NSW Health and Australian Dental Association (NSW branch) and will continue during this time with some modifications and safety precautions in place. Evolution Orthodontics services are continuing to operate as essential medical services.

To operate safely, we would ask that you speak to our team and follow NSW Health directives if you or anyone in your household:

• Are a close or casual contact of a known case
• Have been to an exposure site as listed
• Have been directed to isolate as per NSW Health
• Awaiting a COVID-19 test
• Are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19

We encourage all of our patients to keep reviewing whether you have been to any of the locations listed by the NSW Health

Safety measures in place:

• Screening on entry: we will continue to require strict temperature and symptom checking upon entry to all of our clinics.
• QR code scan on entry: we require all patients to our clinics to complete the NSW QR code check in.
• Masks continue to be worn on entry and while all patients are onsite at our clinics.
• Social distancing: we will continue to maintain our social distancing procedures in waiting rooms.
• Telehealth consultations: are available for applicable appointments.
• Cleaning and disinfection procedures: we continue to have strict cleaning and disinfection procedures in place.
• Personal Protective Equipment: our staff continue to wear a safe level of personal protective equipment.
• Appointments: we ask that for each appointment there is a maximum of one accompanying person.
• Minimising traffic: we will be limiting clinic visits to essential procedures only. Of course anyone who would prefer to postpone their treatment can phone and reschedule.