With COVID-19 becoming more prevalent across the country we wanted to reassure all our patients that our priority is to keep both them and our staff safe.

Here at Laurel Cottage Dental Practice, your health and well-being is paramount to us. You may not be aware but a dental practice has very strict cross infection control procedures in place, all day, everyday. It is what we do.

Should I still attend my appointment at Laurel Cottage Dental Practice?

Yes, you should attend your appointment as normal unless we contact you. However, if you have symptoms of a cold or flu, we simply ask that you rearrange your appointment by telephone or email for when you are better.

What infection control measures do we have in place for patients?

To reassure our patients, as an additional precautionary measure we have implemented a voluntary additional layer of protocols on top of our already stringent hygiene procedures. These include:

• Alcohol hand gel available for use by our patients at the reception desk and other areas of the practice. We would encourage you to use this on entering and leaving the practice as a minimum.
• We continue to conduct routine sterilization, as normal.
• We have implemented additional stringent cleaning of hard surfaces in practice communal areas with bacterial and virus inhibiting alcohol cleaners.
• We have temporarily removed all newspapers and magazines from our waiting rooms in order to protect our patients 

With best wishes

The Team at Laurel Cottage Dental Practice