
We have all safe, effective and careful procedures in place, and as before we will continue to follow COVID-19 guidelines. We are an ‘Essential Healthcare Service’ & remain open to continue to safeguard our team and patients. We would like to reassure you all that we continue to operate as normal and you can attend your scheduled appointments. Health board will contact you about your travel requirements.Wigston House Dental Practice: COVID-19 Updatesĭear Patients, Friends, Family & Visitors, If you have difficulty in travelling safely to the urgent dental careĬentre you should tell the dentist you speak to on the phone. Getting to your local urgent dental treatment centre

your problem cannot be treated by your dentist.you have an urgent dental problem and the symptoms of coronavirus.It may be possible for your dentist to refer you to one of around 70 urgent dental care centres situated across Scotland. If you have an urgent dental problem, your dentist will provideĪdvice on managing your symptoms or may prescribe antibiotics to controlĪny infections until your face to face appointment can be arranged. Self-isolate, your dentist will be unable to see you for an appointment. If you have any symptoms of coronavirus or have been advised to If your dentist has the capacity, they may make these treatments available to patients who require non-urgent care. Within the practice for this procedure if you require urgent care. It may be possible for your dentist to refer you to a colleague To provide this type of care, however not every dental team member can Must be given to those patients with urgent dental problems and patientsĪn enhanced level of personal protective equipment (PPE) is necessary Number of appointments available for this type of procedure.
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Procedures (AGPs) for a full range of NHS treatments. It is now possible for your dentist to provide aerosol generating

Wear a face covering, as this information is provided for your safetyĪnd the safety of the dental team. It is important that you follow any advice given, such as needing to This information will be provided to you if you require an Each dental practice will have an approach to physicalĭistancing. It is essential to maintain physical distancing to ensure yourĬontinued safety. With the dental team as failure to do so can result in a breakdown in You should do your best to attend only at the time agreed You should not attend your dental practice unless you have anĪppointment.

Range of dental services, however due to physical distancing andĮnhanced infection control measures this is not yet business as usual. High street dental practices are now open for the provision of a full Visiting your dental practice for treatment

