20200501-CDO-England-COVID-19Download

The BDA have joined up with Public Health England, the Royal College of Surgeons and the Faculty of General Dental Practice to send an open letter to support dentists in appropriate prescribing of antibiotics in urgent dental care.

#LookingAfterYouToo: individual coaching support for primary care staff We recognise that our frontline primary care colleagues are facing unprecedented challenges through Covid-19.  We are delighted to announce that staff are now able to access individual coaching support by video link or telephone with highly trained, experienced coaches.   This support is available to all clinical and […]

Our concerns about individual practices negotiating terms with NHS England BDA Friday 17th April 2020 We are aware that FTA law is advising dental practices to write back to NHS England setting out the terms on which NHS practice owners should accept a proposed variation. We are concerned about the idea of individual practices negotiating […]

CAS notification: CEM-CM0-2020-018Download

The BDA is surveying dentists who have already, or are imminently about to be begin, working in urgent care centres on PPE and working conditions. If this applies to you, please complete the survey below. Please also distribute it to colleagues and constituents. A strong response rate is vital to the work the BDA is doing […]

C0282-covid-19-urgent-dental-care-sopDownload C0282-covid-19-dental-preparedness-letter-15-april-2020.pdfDownload

We continue to have serious concerns about the advice that fluid resistant surgical masks and other routine personal protective equipment (PPE) offer adequate protection for non-aerosol generating procedures in dental care.  BDA https://www.bda.org/advice/Coronavirus/Pages/face-mask-shortage.aspx

Here is the letter sent to NHSE today expressing the concerns that exist in Cheshire and Merseyside around appropriate PPE. CM-letter-NHSE-7-5-2020Download

The LDC’s of Cheshire and Merseyside agree with the concerns expressed in this letter. We understand that all patient contact in dentistry risks Aerosol Generation due to suction being required to safely operate, and the regular induction of cough during procedures. Both Aerosol Generating Procedures and cough induction require the highest level of protection under […]