POST COVID OPENING POLICY

This policy has been created based on multiple updated sources from within the dental and medical professions and the government.

It outlines modifications to our normal procedures that we intend to employ once the practice can be reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic peak has subsided.

It is not known at this time whether these procedures are temporary or whether they will become a permanent feature of the way dental practices must be run to ensure patient and staff safety in the future.

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is still being evaluated and studied and policies and recommendations are likely to change in line with new scientific evidence over time. We would like to thank all of our patients for their patience and forbearance during the period of temporary practice closure and for their understanding and cooperation whilst we implement new measures at the practice.

We will of course be providing dental care to all of our patients in the safest possible environment. We greatly appreciate your assistance with any new or modified procedures at the practice.

Park South Dental Practice will prepare the practice for reopening and practising our updated procedures before patients return to the practice.

WE WILL BE SEEING PATIENTS FROM 08.06.2020

• Patients with emergency problems or other dental problems that require urgent assessment and treatment.
• Patients who were due for routine examinations during the period of closure.
• We will be contacting patients and confirming appointments ahead of their scheduled time.
• A screening call will be undertaken before your appointment to allow for us to assess your level of risk for coronavirus infection before you attend the practice.
• We will request that all patients who are attending the practice update their standard medical and dental history forms beforehand.
• The medical history forms will me electronically emailed with the appointment reminder one week before your appointment. Please ensure we have updated information.
• Please be aware that at present we cannot commence with aerosol generating procedures due to the staff not yet fit tested with the correct PPE but we hope to have this available to our patients from August 2020.