Updated on 28th November 2021
Congleton Dental Centre is a key healthcare provider, and as such will remain open as usual for routine and urgent appointments during the national lockdown.
Am I allowed to come for a dental appointment during the lockdown?
Yes. The government has included the following statement in its guidance for the lockdown in England:
“The majority of public services will continue and you will be able to leave home to visit them. These include:
- the NHS and medical services like GPs and dentists. We are supporting the NHS to carry out urgent and non-urgent services safely, and it is vital anyone who thinks they need any kind of medical care comes forward and seeks help.”
Source: National Lockdown Guidance – accessed from Gov.uk
Is it safe to come for an appointment during the lockdown?
Patient safety is our main priority, and we will continue to operate with a range of specific Covid-19 measures in place, including:
- Maintaining social distancing in the waiting rooms
- Enhanced personal protective equipment
- Surgical air purifiers which have been installed in each of the surgeries
- Perspex screens in reception to protect staff and patients
Further information is available here.
Checkups
The practice is now able to perform checkups again, and we are contacting patients to rearrange those checkups which were cancelled. The restrictions placed upon us throughout the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a significant backlog of checkups, and it is likely that it will take several months to catch up the backlog of cancelled appointments. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.
If you have had a checkup cancelled and are having problems, please contact the practice as we will be able to see you for emergency treatment if required.
What if I am not registered at the practice?
Individuals who are not registered patients of the practice can contact NHS 111 for advice.
Advice on the self-management of toothache can be found on the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/toothache/
