COVID-19 Updated 30th May – PLEASE READ
Re-open for emergencies only from Tuesday 9th June.

Dear Patients

Many of you would have seen the announcement by Boris Johnson on Thursday 28th May where he told us that Dentistry would be back to ‘normal’ on the 8th June, sadly this is not entirely true for the vast majority of dentists.

It has been heart-breaking and distressing to us that some of you have had to suffer pain and discomfort during the lock down period and that we have been unable to provide any active treatment for these individuals as we were strictly banned from seeing patients.

As I write this we have had no clear guidance from our regulatory and professional bodies in England on exactly what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) we require to carry out any active treatment that involves aerosols. This is hugely frustrating to not only the team and I, but the dental profession as a whole, as we just want to get back to work and help our patients resolve any acute issues and look after their oral health, as we have successfully done for many years.

Many of you will agree that we already have very stringent cross infection measures at the practice and during the lock down period we have worked very hard to ramp these up even further for the safety and well being for both our patients and staff. We will shortly be releasing a video to show exactly what these measures are, and what your visit to the practice will look like in the future.

We will be opening from the 9th of June however this will be for the patients who have experienced problems over the lockdown period and have contacted us during this time. I hope you understand that priority will be given to those individuals who have experienced pain and suffering, some for many weeks.

Once we have dealt with all these individuals we will begin to bring more of the team back in an attempt to provide some normality heading towards a routine level of care as quickly as possible in the coming weeks.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our patients for the huge amount of support you have shown us over the lockdown period and also a big thank you also to our patients who are on our ‘priority list’ for their patience.

We are advising any patients who require any advice regarding dental emergencies or on their oral health to contact us on 07918489698.

Virtual consultations via Whatsapp are also available via the above telephone number, and instructions can be found via the link on our website

Emails are being actioned although we apologise if there is a slight delay in any response, but we will get back to you as soon as we can.

I thank you for your kind attention and look forward to seeing you all at the practice in the near future
Best wishes

Dr. Tiwana & The Team at Styvechale Dental Care