The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised National Guidelines for Safe Dental Practice During Covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines provides following directions:
- All patients entering Dental Clinic/ OPD should be screened for symptoms of COVID to avoid / minimize exposure to staff and to patients.
- Patients having symptoms suggestive of Covid 19 shall be referred to a Covid treatment facility.
- Regulate entry of patients and ensure use of mask/face cover, hand hygiene and physical distancing, as per the standard protocols advocated by M/o Health & Family Welfare.
The dental clinics/ hospitals located in the CONTAINMENT ZONE will remain closed; however, they can continue to provide tele triage. Patients in this zone can seek ambulance services to travel to the nearby Dental Facility in non-containment zones.
