Dentists ordered to close

[NickFitz]

Just had my mother on the phone. My father’s had some tooth trouble over the weekend so she phoned the dentist, and they said they’ve been told by the government to close to patients for a week

As my parents are pretty much housebound and currently self-isolating, the dentist drove round to their house himself with a prescription for antibiotics

[WTFH]

There's been no guidelines for dentists, there's no PPE for them. It's not surprising that they are shutting down.

[NickFitz]

There's been no guidelines for dentists, there's no PPE for them. It's not surprising that they are shutting down.

Whoever she spoke to there explicitly said the government had ordered them this morning to close until at least next Monday. I haven’t seen anything in the news about it though; maybe that’s just a line they’re spinning to get people off the phone.

Didn’t work with my mum, as I could have warned them

[ladymuck]

I'll be interested to see if my upcoming hygienist appointment is cancelled. It's on Easter Saturday of all days, which is annoying enough.

[DaveB]

My Mum, in her 70's, has been told that all non-urgent appointments have been cancelled by her Dentist. Unless you are in pain, they won't see you.

[iainb]

There's been no guidelines for dentists, there's no PPE for them. It's not surprising that they are shutting down.

I suspected as much... I had the start of root canal treatment last Wednesday, the dentist was assuring me that they'll be open throughout the crisis, then got a call on Friday cancelling this Wednesday's treatment

[fullyautomatix]

Dentists have not been told to close. My wife is at work right now. They have not received any official guidance so far.

[PCTNN]

I received an email from my dentist practice. In short, this is what they said:

- appointments for minor jobs (dental hygiene, consultations, dental x-rays,....) are still on
- appointments for bigger jobs are cancelled
- emergencies will be treated
- if you're 70 or older and/or have underlying health conditions, all types of appointments cancelled

[cojak]

I'll be interested to see if my upcoming hygienist appointment is cancelled. It's on Easter Saturday of all days, which is annoying enough.

My hygienist appointment last Thursday got cancelled. Anything involving aerosols has to stop apparently.

[BR14]

My hygienist appointment last Thursday got cancelled. Anything involving aerosols has to stop apparently.

well, there're plenty of those on CUK