Update September 8th 2020

Following Public Health England’s (PHE’s) updated advisory notice of 28th August 2020 intended to remobilise services within all sectors of health care and the Chief Dental Officer for England’s (CDO’s) interpretations for dentists issued shortly after, we are very pleased to announce that we have now completed installation of the required ventilation equipment per the CDO’s advice in each of our surgeries to expedite their decontamination between patients and thus return from Monday September 8th 2020 to an almost normal level of service.

We trust our patients will appreciate Dentistry remains in the Medium to High Risk categories of PHE’s guidance so for the safety and well being of all parties this will still not be as straightforward as simply re-opening our doors.

You may still notice a difference in the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) measures we’ll be using and also some enhanced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) we’ll be wearing for certain procedures.

There will still be a need for all visitors to the practice to wear masks in the common areas of our building, to have a forehead temperature check and hand sanitise upon entry and before leaving, to maintain social distancing in our common areas and to complete our pre-appointment Covid-19 Risk Self-Assessment online screening form. Plus some patients may be asked to complete a Medical & Personal Information update form.

Our phones will now be manned most weekday working hours. However please appreciate our reception staff will be extremely busy greeting and screening patients at the door and also supervising their exit so we will still recommend contact by email and use of our Contact Form and we will respond as soon as possible.