WE ARE MOVING!

Our practice will be moving to Waterdown in the fall of 2024!  

Our new location will be at the Fortino’s plaza in Waterdown (115 Hamilton Street North, Unit B-10, Waterdown, ON).   At less than 10 minutes south of our current address, we hope that you will continue to trust us with your dental care.  With plenty of parking, one of our local orthodontists as neighbours, and also a new oral surgery clinic in the plaza, it will add to the convenience for all of our patients. 

Please continue with your dental appointments as usual in our current location in Carlisle.  As we firm up dates for the opening of the new location, we will let you know.

CDCP Update: 

We wish to inform you that at this time, we will not be participating in this program. 

We are supportive of Canadians getting access to dental care, and we have always taken care of our community.  Unfortunately,  there are numerous important unanswered questions about how the CDCP (Canadian Dental Care Plan) will work and how it will impact the level of care we can give our patients. 

One of the main concerns is that the government was requiring dentists to sign a contract in order to participate; however, on April 17, 2024, the news is reporting that this is no longer the case.   It appears though, that in order to put a claim through and get payment for services rendered, the dentist is still having to agree to Terms and Conditions (basically a contract), either explicitly or by sheer clicking of the button to submit the claim.  As of now, there are many unknowns as to what oral health providers are agreeing to by participating, and we have been told that more information is expected by November 2024.    Our hope is that all questions will be answered by that time. 

Please give our office manager, Joyce Anderson, a call if you would like to discuss this in more detail.

Infection Control is a priority:

We would like to briefly summarize how we continue to provide excellent oral health care in a safe and comfortable environment.

– disinfection of treatment rooms 

– sterilization of dental equipment

– use of disposable items whenever possible

– HEPA air filters in all treatment rooms and business area

– closed treatment rooms to maintain independent air quality

– N95 masks worn by clinical staff in treatment rooms

– patients rescheduled if unwell

– clear protocol for staff to handle sick days, with sick day pay

– continuous training of staff in all infection control protocols

Your health is our top priority.  If you have any questions about any of the above, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your understanding and your support.

Dr. Schaeffer, Dr. Isaacs, Dr. Ortega, and the team at Aldente Dentistry