Dental Restrictions back to Level 1

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) have lowered dental restrictions to level 1, as of 8th May 2020.

Level 1 permits all dental procedures to be undertaken with standard precautions for patients who do not meet epidemiological or clinical symptom criteria for COVID-19 infection transmission.

All Patients will be asked screening questions regarding:

• Overseas travel in the past two weeks

• Contact with a known or suspected COVID-19 case in the past two weeks

• Resided in or visited a known high-risk area with a cluster of cases

• Recently tested for COVID-19

• Demonstrated any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, fatigue, other respiratory symptoms, recent loss of smell/taste