Omega Dental Partnership

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Why routine dental treatments are not available ?

Dental check-ups and treatments involve close contact between the dentist and patient and so should not take place. Also, dentists and their teams have to avoid using tools like drills and the ones used for scales and polishes. This is to prevent them from catching the virus from an infected patient and passing it on to other patients.
Drills and other high-speed tools create a lot of 'spray' from patients' mouths so dentists need to use protective clothing and equipment.

COVID-19 has a seven-day period before symptoms show, where someone wouldn't know they had it and could pass it on to others. If an unsuspecting patient had a filling, the spray from doing that procedure would likely infect the dentist and the nurse.
The personal protective equipment dentists wear when using high-speed tools is currently required by hospitals treating coronavirus patients. Without this equipment dentists, hygienists, therapists and nurses are not safe to treat patients as normal.

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What Is a Dental Emergency During the Lockdown for Coronavirus?

Urgent dental treatment:
Facial swelling extending to eye or neck.
Bleeding following an extraction that does not stop after 20 mins solid pressure with a gauze/clean hankie. A small amount of oozing is normal, just like if you had grazed your knee.
Bleeding due to trauma.
Tooth broken and causing pain, or tooth fallen out.
Significant toothache preventing sleep, eating, associated with significant swelling, or fever that cannot be managed with painkillers.

Non-Urgent (may need to wait):
Loose or lost crowns, bridges or veneers.
Broken, rubbing or loose dentures.
Bleeding gums.
Broken, loose or lost fillings.
Chipped teeth with no pain.
Loose orthodontic wires.

Straight to A&E:
Facial swelling affecting vision or breathing, preventing mouth opening more than 2 fingers width.
Trauma causing loss of consciousness, double vision or vomiting. Facial swelling affecting vision or breathing

If you need to access emergency care:
Have you or anyone in your house been self-isolating?
Do you have any symptoms?
High temperature or continuous cough?
If YES to any of the above, CALL 111. They will direct you to an emergency facility with appropriate protective equipment which will allow staff to treat you safely.

Due to the current unprecedented circumstances it is with regret that we have had to take the unfortunate decision to close the practice until further notice. We will be contacting all patients who currently have appointments booked with us. Please do not attend the practice, even for emergencies, as we cannot currently allow access to the building.

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind patients to follow government guidance during this difficult time and wherever possible to STAY AT HOME.

If you have a dental emergency or need advice then please contact our telephone triage service by calling the practice on 0117 9637670 or sending us an email at bedminster@omegadental.co.uk . Should you have any administrative queries email us at bedminster@omegadental.co.uk

Please only contact us in cases of a genuine emergency as we need to prioritize our limited resources to help those who need us.

We will provide you with advice and prescriptions where appropriate but unfortunately all other emergency treatment can only be provided by Local Dental Urgent Care Units (These are not up and running yet but they are being set up as we speak,as and when we have more info we will pass it on)You will need to ring us and we will triage you to these centers if necessary.

Our team has worked with you and your family for many years and we look forward to seeing you again as soon as we can. We would like to send you our best wishes and hope that you stay safe and well during this extremely difficult time.