Bellingham Dentist

COVID-19 Update & Appointment Check-in Protocol – Read Details »

Reopening June 1st

Our office will officially reopen Monday, June 1st! For the safety of our community, our scheduling process and appointment check-in protocol will change as follows:

    1. All patients will be screened with the following questions prior to their appointment or scheduling:
      1. Are you feeling ill or experiencing any of the following:
        • Fever or feeling feverish (chills, sweating)
        • Fatigue
        • Shortness of breath
        • Cough
      2. In the last 2 weeks have you:
        • Had contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19?
        • Visited a place where COVID-19 is spreading?

If you have an upcoming appointment and answered yes to any of the above questions, we ask you to please call our office to reschedule your appointment.

  1. The following changes will be made during your appointment:
    • Please come to your appointment without guests, if possible.
    • We are asking patients to arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
    • Please wait in your car and call our office to notify us of your arrival. If you cannot reach us by phone during peak check-in times, please try calling again.
    • We will text you when we are ready to see you for your appointment.
    • Patients will be required to wear their own personal mask into our office. If you do not have one, we will provide you with one.

Prior to our opening, if you are an established patient and experiencing a true dental emergency, please call our office (360)734-4374 for information on how to reach our on-call Doctor.

We look forward to seeing all of you as soon as possible! In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and healthy.

May Update

Our office will remain closed through the week of May 18th as we strive to obtain all the protective gear we need to protect our patients and our staff. If you had an appointment scheduled between May 18th – May 22nd, please know it is cancelled, and we will reach out to reschedule you as soon as we are able. We will continue to reevaluate weekly so we can safely reopen as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience as we strive to get back to taking care of our community. If you are experiencing a true dental emergency, please call our office (360)734-4374 for information on how to reach our on-call Doctor.

When our office reopens, we will be employing the following protocols for everyone’s safety:

1) All patients will be screened with the following questions prior to their appointment or scheduling:

a) Are you feeling ill or experiencing any of the following:

  • Fever or feeling feverish (chills, sweating)
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath
  • Cough

b) In the last 2 weeks have you:

  • Had contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19?
  • Visited a place where COVID-19 is spreading?

2) The following changes will be made during your appointment:

Please come to your appointment without guests, if possible.
We are asking patients to arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment.
Please wait in your car and call our office to notify us of your arrival. If you cannot reach us by phone during peak check-in times, please send us a text.
We will text you when we are ready to see you for your appointment.
Patients will be required to wear their own personal mask into our office. If you do not have one, we will provide you with one.

We look forward to seeing all of you as soon as possible! In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and healthy.

Important Notice

Tetrick Family Dentistry is temporarily closed following guidelines from the ADA and Health Department regarding the novel coronavirus.

Dr. Tetrick is available to existing patients for emergencies. If you are an existing patient and experiencing a dental emergency, our outgoing office voicemail has the on-call doctor’s information.

There will be very limited response or access to emails by administrative staff at this time. Thank you for your patience in this time of uncertainty.