The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)

Guidance published on reopening dental services

- BY REBEKAH MCVEY

Experts have published guidance on the re-opening of dental services after lockdown.

Aberdeen University has been involved in reviewing the evidence to advise policymake­rs about the best way to get dentists across the country open again once restrictio­ns have eased.

The team has been looking at how services may be restructur­ed to help minimise any risk, and suggested rolling out a patient triage telephone system and introducin­g temperatur­e screening at reception.

The majority also recommende­d avoiding aerosol generating procedures wherever possible.

The group was led by Professors Craig Ramsay from Aberdeen University and Jan Clarkson from Manchester University.

Prof Ramsay said: “The review collates the range of recommenda­tions related to each theme from the various sources identified.

“I would like to stress that this review is not guidance but, in the absence of robust evidence, it should assist policy and decision makers in producing national guidance for their own settings.”

Prof Clarkson said the “review has been a hugely collaborat­ive internatio­nal effort”.

She added: “I am extremely grateful to all those involved for working so hard to complete it in such short time.”

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Dental practices are currently closed

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