This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reduce the number of patients in dental clinics during Covid-19
Reduce the number of patients in dental clinics or orthodontics just for emergencies. During corona virus. As waiting rooms usually gets full of patients especially in orthodontic clinics.
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To stop corona virus spreading and protect both employees and patients alike. Dental surgeries are one of the highest risk professions, we have dental professionals, assistants, patient and patients relatives in surgeries, sometimes up to 5-6 people at a time who are coming just for a routine check up. Limit these to necessary and urgent appointments only.
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Since you started this petition, the Government has said non-urgent dental work should be suspended.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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