LAST UPDATED: 06th December 2021

An update on NHS dental services at our practice

Although certain Covid19 infection control measures have been eased as a Practice we want all patients, staff and visitors to remain in as safe as possible environment as we can provide with the evolving new strains of Coronavirus.

Under the Government’s guidance “Health and care settings will continue to maintain appropriate infection prevention and control processes as necessary and this will be continually reviewed.”

You can find this online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control/covid-19-guidance-for-maintaining-services-within-health-and-care-settings-infection-prevention-and-control-recommendations

This means three things for patients:
1. Face coverings must be worn at all times (unless you have an exemption) Children over 5 will be asked to wear face coverings where possible.

2. Patients must not attend if they have tested positive for Covid19 and or their family members have tested positive or are awaiting PCR results. We ask that should you have any symptoms of Covid19 and have negative lateral flow tests but have not had a negative PCR test that you follow government guidance, self-isolate and get a PCR test. We will not see you until you can provide a negative result.

3. We are also following the Chief Dental Officer’s advice that we should prioritise patients for treatment based on urgency and priority groups, such as those more at risk of dental disease or children.

Similar public health measures are still in place for hospitals and GP practices, too.

Every dental practice is working extremely hard to provide care to our patients within the restrictions and guidance to ensure it’s safe to visit the dentist.

We hope that this helps clarify why these measures are in place for every NHS dental practice.

Please do give us a call if you think you need to see us, we’re open for patients.

Best wishes,

Enhance Orthodontics