We are absolutely delighted to have won the Aura cross-infection control award!!!!

This reflects the hard work and determination of the team to provide a safe clinical environment for our staff and patients.

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How has Cestria Dental Practice responded to Covid-19?

Whilst the standards for UK dentistry were already very high, these changed during the Red & Amber phases of Government Coronavirus management. All dental practices were instructed to close and new Urgent Dental Centres were initially set up to deal with managing the most serious dental emergencies during ‘lock-down’. Whilst we were unable to see patients during this period, the team was hard at work behind the scenes. Calls were monitored daily and patients received advice and emergency medicines, as appropriate.  We kept informed of the new standard operating procedures that were being developed and started to plan for the changes that were anticipated once general dental practices would be allowed to open again. We were pleased to be ready to open on the first day we were allowed to, Monday 8 June 2020.

How have we enhanced safety?

Team training & development

New social distancing measures

New standard operating processes

Reduced patient numbers

Covid triage prior to appointment

Restricted access to reception

Enhanced cross infection control processes

Increased specification PPE – all clinical staff fit tested for respirator masks for AGPs

Hand sanitising on entry to practice

Increased cleaning of communal areas

Fogger disinfectant machines after AGPs