Coronavirus: Dental Services

(asked on 17th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to dental health professionals on protecting themselves at work from covid-19.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
This question was answered on 14th April 2020

The latest guidance for dental health professionals is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/issue-3-preparedness-letter-for-primary-dental-care-25-march-2020.pdf

This guidance includes information on how dental health professionals should protect themselves at work from COVID-19.

Previous guidance was issued on 20 March which also has information on how to access personal protection equipment and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Issue-2-Preparedness-letter-for-primary-dental-care-20-March-2020.pdf

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