Peddicord Family Dentistry is now OPEN and we have resumed seeing patients during our regular business hours!
We continue to work on accommodating those patients with urgent dental needs who weren’t able to be seen due to our temporary closure. Our schedulers will be working hard to reach out to those whose appointments were canceled during the shutdown and those who have scheduled appointments in the upcoming months that may need to be rescheduled. We appreciate your patience as we work to accommodate everyone as best we can.
Your health and well-being continue to be our highest priority, and we are comfortable reopening because we have carefully planned and revised our office procedures to greatly minimize the risk of infection for our patients and our team members.
For your peace of mind, we are implementing several additional measures to ensure both a safe and comfortable dental experience, including the following:
We know that there will be changes and new procedures around every corner in our community. And here at Peddicord Family Dentistry, we will be embracing a new normal as well. We will continue to evaluate both our existing procedures as well as our new policies to ensure we provide the highest level of safety to both our patients and our team. Our goal is to help you feel as confident as we do that any visit you make to our office will be a safe one.
To schedule an appointment, or ask us any questions you may have about your next visit, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 515-963-3339. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends!
Sincerely,
Dr. Erika Peddicord and team
3720 N Ankeny Blvd., Suite 200, Ankeny, Iowa 50023
(515) 963-3339
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