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“We should have had time to prepare”: Dentists in a hurry to safely resume | Society
Magda, who asked not to reveal her real name, is the head of both of the three dental clinics in Oxford. NHS And private.
During the Prime Minister’s speech, the discovery that the dental clinic could resume in just over a week caused us to panic a large amount to meet the demands of infection control and collect the right amount of PPE for staff and patients. I’m out of time. After all treatment.
Shortly after the Prime Minister’s speech, I received a number of emails from patients asking them to book a patient for urgent scale and polishing and a long awaited test. We appreciate that the patient looks forward to seeing us as soon as we are able to reopen it, but it is important for the patient to understand that when we revisit our dentistry looks very different. is.
No treatment is permitted, including aerosol generation procedures. [including procedures such as drilling] And if possible, avoid direct contact with the patient. Little guidance has been given to practice as to what treatments we are allowed to carry out.
We really want to help and reassure patients, see people suffering from pain, but we are also scared of the sustainability of our practice. The dental clinic is afraid of resuming because it needs to get back to work soon and resume paying staff and bills. Medical disposal costs are six times higher and you will not be able to earn income from any treatment.
Unfortunately, without government support for PPE, long booking times and ongoing fixed costs, NHS Dentistry can’t survive without dental care.