Health & Safety

Health and safety!
After this challenging period we are now making arrangements to return to business.

This is an unprecedented time for all of us and with dental environments being high risk of spreading infection we are currently putting in place strict protocols following local and national regulatory bodies to deal with this most appropriately and safely.

At this stage, treating genuine emergencies will be prioritised.

As social distancing is still very much applicable, we would like to brief you on some of the changes that might affect your appointments:
   

• We request that you attend alone.
• Do not bring additional family members/siblings unless necessary.
• If certain aerosol-generating procedures (AGPS) ie, using the drill (for procedures such as fillings, pulp treatments), machine cleaning, and laughing gas sedation are to be avoided, we will discuss alternative treatment plans with you. 
• Limitations on the number of appointments available to allow social distancing between patients.
• Longer appointments will be offered to complete as many treatments as possible during one visit.
• Patients with any health underlying conditions will be offered special appointment slots, like early morning or late afternoon to eliminate the risks of contamination. 
• Routine screening will be carried out including forms to be filled in online before you attend, you will be re-questioned on arrival, and your temperature may be taken.
• You may see that our waiting rooms will no longer offer magazines, and so forth since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect. 
• We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time. 
• It would be beneficial to prepare yourself in advance that the dental team may not look "normal" as they will have PPE on.

We hope to return to normal working conditions at the earliest and will keep you updated along the way.

Thank you for being our patient, we appreciate your loyalty and understanding!

Phone 0203 659 7249
WhatsApp +44 7903 782697
https://www.icmdentistry.co.uk/book-now