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PPE: at the heart of dentistry

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The past four months have been a tumultuous time for the dental sector. But as practices prepare to go back to work, what is the PPE supply situation?

Supplies of some personal protective equipment (PPE) products are improving, but the situation remains fluid as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the country emerges cautiously from full lockdown, and the dental sector begins to reopen, one supplier of infection control equipment is working flat out to ensure customers have what they need to keep patients – and staff – safe.

Managing director at Aura Infection Control, Laura Edgar, explains: ‘Dentists are coming to terms with what the new normal looks like as we learn to live with the coronavirus threat until an effective vaccine becomes available.

‘That will mean new ways of interacting with patients to maintain effective social distancing, wider use of PPE and an even greater focus on infection control. The good news is that dentists and their teams are well versed in best practice and know what to do to maintain a safe working environment.’

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