COVID-19 infection prevention and control dental appendix

This guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health Wales (PHW), Public Health Agency (PHA) Northern Ireland, Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Public Health Scotland, Public Health England and NHS England as official guidance.

This Guidance was first published on the 20th October 2020 and updated on 21st January 2021 .

The guidance:

• seeks to ensure a consistent and resilient UK wide approach, though some differences in operational details and organisational responsibilities may apply in Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland
• applies to all clinical dental services in all settings, including those provided on a private or independent basis Academic evidence has been considered in the development of this guidance, and in particular, relevant sections of published reports from 2 UK dental expert working groups, which include:

• SBAR Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19
• Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry A Rapid Review

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