France’s exit from strict confinement is scheduled for May 11. From that date, in addition to schools and other businesses, dental offices should open their doors.
Dental offices will open on May 11, “gradually”, confirms Oliver Véran, in a letter sent on April 20 to the President of the Order of dental surgeons. “We must collectively think of the modalities of a gradual exit from confinement from May 11 next in order to lay down the conditions for a return to an activity as close as possible to normal. protection for dentists, their employees and of course patients. “
The pace of consultations should be reduced
THE’National Order of Dentists explains on its website that “specific protocols will be required concerning the organization of the reception and care of patients, the decontamination and sterilization of equipment and premises.” In particular, the equipment decontamination time should take longer than normal, which should reduce the usual pace of consultations.
Serge Fournier, president of the National Order of dental surgeons, explains to the professional information site edp-dentaire.fr that today, in a guard room, decontamination time is of the order of thirty minutes. “We will therefore not be able to receive more than one patient per hour.”
Lack of masks and protection for dentists and their patients
Another condition – and a matter of concern for the profession – is that dental offices can only be opened if the dental surgeon is in possession of the appropriate equipment. Patrick Solera, President of the Federation of Liberal Dental Unions (FSDL) emphasizes on LCI, that he no longer has any protective equipment because it was requested “to all dentists to donate their equipment so that other staff in contact with infected people can treat”. “We go into battle without equipment”, he laments. “Deconfinement is in less than three weeks. But for now, we are in total vagueness.”
“If we leave French people suffering from pathologies with dental infections, we can go to certain deaths. We are furious at not being able to resume our activity normally. # 11may […] I no longer have any “protective equipment.”
@audrey_crespo. pic.twitter.com/htpbzKhAca
– Audrey & Co (@AudreyAndCoLCI) April 21, 2020
Remember that dentists are faced with splashes of saliva and blood, they ask for FFP2 masks, in sufficient quantity, but also overcoats, overshoes and charlottes to be protected.
“We, dental surgeons, are naked. We gave our protective equipment to our colleagues and to hospitals. Mr Olivier Veran, give us back our equipment “they claim on social networks. And to make themselves heard (or better seen), dentists took pictures of themselves in the simplest device, in their office.
French oral health worries professionals
This March 23, the president of the French Union for Oral Health (UFSBD) Sophie Dartevelle does not hide her concern for the lack of patient follow-up.
“Between those who forgo care and those who receive only temporary treatment, the situation is very unsatisfactory. However, we know that there is no good health without good oral health, insists on the matter. ‘AFP the practitioner. A concern shared by Alain Takeda, dental surgeon in Strasbourg, who observes that some patients have been waiting for treatment for a month and are only treated with drugs. “These are time bombs,” he warns.
Currently, all dental practices are closed. It is nevertheless possible to contact your usual dentist, who can be contacted by phone or email, and who can advise on what to do. For example, he can send a prescription for an antibiotic in the event of a dental abscess or painful decay. A national number dedicated to patients who do not have a dentist: 09 705 00 205
And also: the list of dental care considered “urgent”.
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