Is it safe to go to the Dentist?

[Dannicalifornia]

Is it safe to go to the Dentist? DD2 has a dental checkup next week, DH thinks she should cancel, I think it would be ok to go. My reasoning is that people with a cough/cold symptoms have been told not to go to Dentist /Hospital/Doctors, so surely a Dentist is no more dangerous than a shop? Also Dentists always wear gloves and masks. What do other people think?

[90bisodol]

Our dentist is closed. I assumed all were?

[Greenpop21]

Ours were cancel by the dentist.

[Dannicalifornia]

Thank you to everyone for your help. The Dentist cancelled all non urgent appointments so the decision was made for me.

[Elieza]

This virus will be around for at least the next four months.

I’m sure a lot of us will need to visit a dentist or doctor before it’s over.

Go but just be careful about what you touch and obv stay away if you have any dodgy symptoms.

[DameFanny]

I saw the hygienist today, she said it's the safest place to be given the disinfection procedures they follow between patients as a matter of course. I'd apologised for being a bit sniffy with hayfever and she wasn't worried at all from behind her mask and gloves, with even the keyboards wearing quick-wipe skins.

[vjg13]

I've got the hygienist next week and am going.

[Tootletum]

I really need something looking at, I'll make an appointment and see what they say.

[FromEden]

I would cancel if its unnecessary. Dental work is a high risk procedure during pandemics, it doesn't matter how sterile the instruments are, if there are virus particles present in a patient they are basically aerosolised during drilling etc and cover the entire room. China cancelled all dental procedures during their outbreak.

[AfterSchoolWorry]

I cancelled. Unnecessary outing.

[123bananas]

Just took my kids yesterday. It will be fine.

[Sparrowlegs248]

Hope so. I've just been. Very few people there, and the dentist wore gloves and mask. And didn't cough or spit on me.

[hookiwooki]

DH's dental appt under GA was cancelled - they said emergency treatments only, no cleans or fillings. I received my check up reminder this week and phoned them to tell them to keep the mask for someone who needs it.

[hairymuffet]

I cancelled my appointment

[BigFatLiar]

If you're concerned enough to keep them off school then you shouldn't be taking them to the dentist. If you're ok with them still being out and about then shouldn't be a problem with the dentist. All the implements will be sterilised and everything should be clean as a matter of course.

[willdoitinaminute]

Not sure what’s happening as we haven’t had any orders yet other than wash your hands and use PPE.
I have cough and mild flu like symptoms but have been off since last Thursday (annual leave). Hoping that it’s a mild dose of COVID so I can self isolate for 7 days. I have a large number of elderly patients and I am taking it seriously!

[moita]

Myself and my children have appointments next week and I plan on us all still going (obviously I'll cancel if we show any symptoms).
I need a filling desperately so really don't want to cancel.

[Pipandmum]

My kids went last week and I had a filling done today, so you can guess which way I'd vote.