Dentists have been allowed to perform all dental procedures on their patients since the start of phase two of Singapore's reopening three weeks ago.
However, all dental treatments must continue to minimise aerosol generating procedures as these generally present a higher risk of viral transmission. He added that a small number of patients has deferred non-essential treatments, such as routine check-ups, scaling and polishing, to later this year. MOH stated in its circular that patients need to have a one-minute mouth rinse before any dental procedure.
"There is pent-up demand for dental services built up over the circuit breaker period, some of which was due to patients receiving temporary treatments," said Dr Ang. "For two weeks, it was just very frustrating and uncomfortable, especially at night, when I felt pain in the nerves of my tooth, so I was more than relieved when I was able to receive treatment for this when the circuit breaker ended," she said.
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