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Proof of vaccination status? Not when you go to see your dentist

Now that proof of COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory in Ontario, one indoor location you don’t need it is your dentist’s office.

Ontario Dental Association past-president Dr. LouAnn Visconti says dental care is health care, so no one will be refused.

On the topic of who can be vaccinated, she uses her own orthodontic office as an example.

“I see a lot of patients who are under 12,” she points out. “They, at the current time, cannot get vaccinated. They’re not eligible. And there are some people for medical conditions that can’t get vaccinated, and there’s people who choose not to.”

There are strict safety protocols in every office, and staff wear full personal protective equipment when a patient is in the chair.

You might wonder whether the dentist and their staff are vaccinated.

“There is something called the Personal Health Information Protection Act,” says Dr. Visconti. “Basically, the dentist cannot divulge employee medical information.”

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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