The British Orthodontic Society has today (Wednesday 13th January) published an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley and Ms. Gabi Darby, Interim Director of Primary Care Commissioning Transformation.
The letter can be found here and was accompanied with a covering text:
“The letter shares our concerns about the implications of the recent 7th Letter of Preparedness and associated guidance. In particular, we have reservations concerning the move to increase the volume of parents and patients attending practice settings to start what is considered essential but in the vast majority of cases non-urgent orthodontic care during this very acute phase of the pandemic.
This sits very uncomfortably alongside the national stance of discouraging non -essential travel and interaction and potentially puts patients, dental teams and the public at an increased risk.”
Note to editors:
The Society strives to promote the study and practice of orthodontics, to maintain and improve professional standards in orthodontics and to encourage research and education in orthodontics. In doing so, BOS seeks to improve the quality of medical care for the benefit of patients. The charity’s ultimate beneficiaries are therefore patients, and benefits to patients are provided through the advancement of knowledge, practice and standards in the specialty.
The BOS frequently appears in the media and is asked for their views and opinion. If you are a journalist interested to find out more about Orthodontics or interview one of our spokespeople please call: Chris Baker 07947 470896, chris.baker@coronadental.co.uk or Emma Pelling on 07958 558172, emma@pellingpr.co.uk
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