Secretary’s Report 23rd May 2020 COVID-19 Local overview The opening of all the Urgent Dental Care Hubs (UDCHs) across the SE Region is now complete. The management of these UDCHs has progressed to the point of having the NHS England South Region Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) signed off and published (website). The SOP Version 7.2 is a living document which is … [Read more...]

NHS workforce feedback hub – seeking more dentists NHS England and NHS Improvement have opened an online feedback hub so that its leaders can listen and respond to the needs and experiences of the NHS workforce at this unprecedented time.  They have already received several important contributions from NHS dentists and are seeking to further boost participation from the … [Read more...]

There is concern that Legionnaire’s disease, which is a respiratory disease which can resemble COVID19, will be missed. Legionella Control Association Management Committee warn that we have set ourselves up for an increase in Legionella growth in buildings by shutting them down and by not using water systems. The two diseases should be treated very differently (one a … [Read more...]

Please see below the latest poster on Dental Prevention in children and young people: New Videos to Support Dental Prevention in Children and Young People Please see below three Youtube videos to support oral health improvement. The videos feature NHS doctor, TV presenter, author and celebrity contestant on “Strictly Come Dancing”, Dr Ranj. and have already received … [Read more...]

Please see below the presentation from the International Digital Dental Academy on research based information and dental treatment protocol: Covid-19 Information IDDA Protocols … [Read more...]